Malacostraca |
Cumacea |
Bodotriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 86483). Subtropical
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cumacea are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. Spawning is characterized by nocturnal swarming behavior. Females brood the eggs in the marsupium where they molt, become mancas and leave.
Corbera, J. 2010 Checklist of the Order Cumacea (Phylum Arthropoda), with enumeration of references in each region of the Meditteranean Sea. pp. 237-246 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp. (Ref. 85341)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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