Thecostraca |
Balanomorpha |
Coronulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Circumglobal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96598)
Epibiotic (Ref. 111011). Commonly found attached to dorsal fins, pectoral flippers, and flukes of a variety of cetacean species; more abundant on hosts studied further from the shoreline (>2 km); associated as commensals (Ref. 96597); or may be termed as phoresy. Does feed on its host but filters plankton with its cirri (Ref. 96598). A suspension feeder. Peak seasonal abundance at water temperatures between 14° - 23° C. Undergoes self-fertilization and larvae is released in the water column where they develop and eventually settle unto a host. Life cycle reported at 5 to 6 months (Ref. 96597).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the superorder Thoracica are mostly hermaphroditic. Broadcast spawners, fertilization occurs in the mantle cavity. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into planktonic nauplii and leave the mantle cavity. Afterwards, they undergo six naupliar instars succeded by nonfeeding cypris larva (settling stage) which later metamorphose into adults.
Young, P.S. 1998. (Ref. 3549)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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