Thecostraca |
Cryptophialida |
Cryptophialidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 87801). Subtropical
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
It is found burrowed on shells of Concholepas concholepas, Chiton magnificus, and Fissurella maxima at depths of 1 to 40 m (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the superorder Acrothoracica are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic, males are smaller in size. Eggs are brooded in the mantle cavity. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into nauplii which are released into the water when they reach the cypris stage, they then find a suitable substratum afterwhich females metamorphose into adults while the males kept attach to the females before they metamorphose into adults.
Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra 2009 Marine benthic fauna of Chilean Patagonia. Santiago, Nature in Focus. 1000 p. (Ref. 87801)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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