Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Colossendeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 1890 m (Ref. 1680). Polar
Antarctic and Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Coastal to bathyal (Ref. 19).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults.
León, T.M. 2001 A new species of Ammothea (Pycnogonida) and other pycnogonids from Livingston Island and surrounding waters (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica). Antarc. Sci. 13 (2):144-149. (Ref. 1669)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.9 - 1.6, mean -0.5 (based on 1127 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
