Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Bopyridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 111151). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic and Southeast Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found on bay and nearshore, epibiotic, parasitic (Ref. 111151).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.
Markham, J.C. 2003 A worldwide list of hermit crabs and their relatives (Anomura: Paguroidea) reported as hosts of Isopoda Bopyridae. In R. Lemaitre and C.C. Tudge (eds.) Biology of Anomura. Proceedings of a symposium at the Fifth International Crustacean Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 9-13 July 2001. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60(1):71-77. (Ref. 2782)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
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