Malacostraca |
Cumacea |
Bodotriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 5000 - ? m (Ref. 8774). Subtropical
Northeast Atlantic.
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 order Cumacea are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. Spawning is characterized by nocturnal swarming behavior. Females brood the eggs in the marsupium where they molt, become mancas and leave.
Desbruyères, D., M. Segonzac and M. Bright (eds.) 2006 Handbook of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Second completely revised edition. Denisia 18:544 pp. (Ref. 8774)
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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Population dynamicsGrowth
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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