Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Paracalanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 111077). Temperate
Indo-Pacific and Northeast Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann. 2004. (Ref. 2988)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
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Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.6 - 13.6, mean 7.2 (based on 769 cells).
Price category
Unknown.