Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Idoteidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 11 m (Ref. 104686). Temperate
Northeast Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
It is epifaunal on eelgrass beds (Ref. 95819). Also inhabits the brown alga Ascophyllym nodosum. Mesoherbivore. Adults graze on the meristematic apices of A. nodosum while small individuals graze on the same alga and its macroepiphytes, preferring the latter (Ref. 104685).
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.
Healy, B. 1997 Long-term changes in a brackish lagoon, Lady's Island Lake, South-east Ireland. Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 97B(1):33-51. (Ref. 2779)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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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): 8.9 - 12.7, mean 10.6 (based on 330 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
