Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Calanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Black Sea and Sea of Marmara.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This species displays diel vertical migration and is concentrated in the upper water at night (Ref. 96408).
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.
Niermann, U. and W. Greve 1997 Distribution and fluctuation of dominant zooplankton species on the southern Black Sea in comparison to North Sea and Baltic Sea. pp. 65-77. In Özsoy, E.; Mikaelyan, A. Sensitivity to change: Black Sea, Baltic Sea and North Sea. NATO Science Series, Partnership Sub-Series 2, Vol. 27, Kluwer Academic. (Ref. 96408)
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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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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