Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Paguridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Northeast Atlantic: Europe.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 96352) and sandy substrates (Refs. 87524, 96391). Epibenthic (Ref. 87524) and free-living (Ref. 3123). Ubiquitous, free-living species (Ref. 96391). A mobile predator (Ref. 96377). A microvore-carnivore-scavenger that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352). Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.
Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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