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
Anterior and posterior trunk slightly tapered. Pointed anterolateral projections; similar projections lateroterminal the tergal-sternal junction of the penultimate segment extending beyond the terminal segment. Denticulate anterodorsal tergal margin. Segments 3 to 11 with spinose processes on the mid-dorsal margin; segment 12 with 3 lateral setae. Males with 3 pairs of penile spines at the anterolateral margins of terminal sternal plates and adhesive tube on each sternal plate of segment 4. Females with single gonopore (Ref. 1409).
Occurs in mixed sediments, mud, and seagrass and mangrove detritus and occasional seagrass (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
Unknown.
