Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Scolecitrichidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 500 - 1000 m (Ref. 111077). Polar
Antarctic Indian Ocean: Kerguelen.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Deep sea (Ref. 111077).
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.
Labat, J.Ph., P. Mayzaud, S. Dallot, A. Errhif, S. Razouls and S. Sabini 2002 Mesoscale distribution of zooplankton in the Sub-Antarctic frontal system in the Indian part of the Southern Ocean: a comparison between optical plankton counter and net sampling. Deep-Sea Research I 49:735-749. (Ref. 89092)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Unknown.
