Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Clausocalanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Polar
Antarctic: South Georgia, South Orkney, and Prince Edward Islands. Common in Southeast Pacific: Chile.
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 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.
Froneman, P.W. and E.A. Pakhomov 1998 Trophic importance of the chaetognaths Eukrohnia hamata and Sagitta gazellae in the pelagic system of the Prince Edward Islands (Southern Ocean). Polar Biol. 19:242-249. (Ref. 1675)
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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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
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Price category
Unknown.
