Ostracoda |
Podocopida |
Bythocytheridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 137 - 458 m (Ref. 90145). Polar
Southern Oceans: Antarctic Peninsula, Marion Island and South Georgia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ostracoda are gonochoric. Sperm transfer is direct. During copulation, male clasps the female dorsally and posteriorly and later on injects its penis between the valves of the female. Eggs may either be attached to a substratum or brooded, where they grow and hatch as nauplii.
Dingle, R.V. 2003 Recent subAntarctic benthi ostracod faunas from the Marion and Prince Edward Islands Archipelago, Southern Ocean. Revista Española de Micropaleontología 35(1):119-155. (Ref. 90145)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.1 - 3.2, mean 1.7 (based on 18 cells).
