Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Munididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 300 - 905 m (Ref. 96667). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: French Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in deep waters at depths of 100 m or more (Ref. 77016).
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.
Macpherson, E. 2006 Galatheidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Austral Islands, Central Pacific. 193:285-333. In Richer de Forges, B. and Justine, J.L. (eds.) Tropical Deep-sea Benthos. Volume 24. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 8143)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
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): 1.8 - 2.1, mean 1.9 (based on 54 cells).
