Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Pontellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 18 - 20 m (Ref. 108324). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Members of the genus Labidocera have often been assumed to be mainly carnivorous but there are some evidences of herbivory (Ref. 115369).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Okemwa, E.N. 1986 Planktonic copepods from coastal and inshore waters of Tudor Creek, Mombasa. Kenya Journal of Sciences Series B 7(2):27-34. (Ref. 77992)
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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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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