Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Chaetiliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 3 - 1504 m (Ref. 3113). Temperate; 84°N - 34°N, 180°W - 180°E
Northern Atlantic, Northern Pacific and the Arctic. Temperate and polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
An infaunal species on Zostera beds and sandy substrate (Ref. 95819). In the Vainameri, north-eastern Baltic Sea, inhabits gravel, medium sand but mainly fine sand substrate (Ref. 95753). A predatory, carnivorous species (Refs. 95752, 96470) and a surface detritivore (Ref. 96470).
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.
Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley and S. Shilling 1995 World list of marine, freshwater and terrestrial crustacea isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA. Http://www.nmnh.si.edu/iz/isopod/ [Accessed 07/03/01]. (Ref. 3113)
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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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.5 - 7.4, mean 4.8 (based on 175 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
