Allomalorhagida |
Not assigned |
Pycnophyidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Caribbean Sea: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
First trunk segment almost of equal width; maximum width at segment 7, tapering moderately. An undulating cuticle ridge following a row of punctate sculpturing present on the even anterodorsal margin. Two areas of sculptured thin cuticle on the anterior margin of episternal plates; lateral area slightly anterior to mesial area. Anterior trunk segments with prominent mid-dorsal cuticle ridge. Ventral pachycycli prominent. Segment 11 with laterally displaced midventral thickenings; segment 12 only half as long as segment 11. Males with 3 pairs of penile spines at anterolateral margins of terminal sternal plates, adhesive tubes on segment 4 sternal plates, and slightly more pronounced sculpturing on first trunk segment (Ref. 1409).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Higgins, R.P. 1983 The Atlantic Barrier Reef ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. II. Kinorhyncha. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 18:1-131. (Ref. 1409)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Price category
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