Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Phoxichilidiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Boreal
Northeast Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life Cycle: Each ball of eggs which male carries represents the entire brood of one female and some males have been observed carrying fourteen balls of eggs (Ref. 12). Coastal (Ref. 19). Feed on hosts: Tubularia larynx, Dynamena pumila, Tubularia sp., Eudendrium sp., Clava sp., Syncoryne sp., Coryne sp. and Bougainvillea sp. (Ref. 223, 224, 215, 205); Syncoryne eximia or Lucernaria sp.; seizes the stems of the hydroid using the apposition of the propodal sole spines and the terminal claws of the legs. Pieces are torn from the hydranth by the chelifores and transferred to the mouth where they are ingested (Ref. 12).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Life Cycle: Each ball of eggs which male carries represents the entire brood of one female and some males have been observed carrying fourteen balls of eggs (Ref. 12).
King, P.E. 1973 Pycnogonids. Hutchinson of London. London, UK. 144 p. (Ref. 12)
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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Tools
More information
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): 5.6 - 12.3, mean 9.3 (based on 852 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
