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
Trunk: nearly uniform width, with only slight tapering, for segments 3 to 12. Lateral terminal spines: very long, slightly recurved, 188 to 192 um, 33 to 33.5% of trunk length. Lateral posterior margin deeply incised on 12th sternal plate, accommodating the lateral terminal spine. Short segment 13 generally covered by penultimate segment. Midsternal plate of first trunk segment wide at base and narrow at apex. Incised lateral dorsal and ventral placids, mesial placids entire. Prominent trunk setae. Males have 2 pairs of penile spines at anterolateral margins of terminal sternal plates and 2 less segment sensory sponts on the episternal plates of segment 3 (Ref. 1409).
Occurs in mixed mangrove and seagrass detritus and sand (Ref. 1409).
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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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