Pycnogonida |
Pantopoda |
Rhynchothoracidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Mediterranean: Spain.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Inhabits shelf zone (Ref. 8430).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults.
Krapp, F. 2007 Pycnogonids (updating van der Land). Personal communication October 2007. (Ref. 8430)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
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Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
