Malacostraca |
Isopoda |
Bopyridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host. Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northern Pacific.
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 Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.
An, J., H. Yu and X. Li. 2006 A review of the genus Apocepon Nierstrasz and Brender a Brandis (Isopoda: Epicaridea: Bopyridae) parasitic on purse crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) from Chinese waters, with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 1199:1-17. (Ref. 7345)
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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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 DistributionCountries
FAO areas
Ecosystems
Occurrences
Introductions
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
