Copepoda |
Cyclopoida |
Oithonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize to Suriname.
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 subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Ferrari, F.D. and T.E. Bowman 1980 Pelagic copepods of the family Oithonidae (Cyclopoida) from the east coasts of Central and South America. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 312:27 p., 15 figs., 1 tbl. (Ref. 87203)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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