Not assigned |
Limnognathida |
Limnognathidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; freshwater. Polar
Antarctic Indian Ocean and Northwest Atlantic: Crozet Island and Greenland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1173)
Lives in limnic mosses or in sediments of freshwater ponds and lakes. Uses ciliary motion to glide over surfaces (Ref. 115919).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kristensen, R.M. 2002 An Introduction to Loricifera, Cycliophora, and Micrognathozoa. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42:641-651. (Ref. 1173)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
