Trematoda |
Azygiida |
Azygiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
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 class Trematoda are parasitic, thus requires a host to survive. Life cycle: Eggs are passed on to the feces of the hosts. Embryos hatch into miracidia and penetrate the tissues of snails where they further undergo three stages: sporocysts
Knoff, M., S.C. de São Clemente, R.M. Pinto and D.C. Gomes 2001 Digenea and Acanthocephala of Elasmobranch fishes from the southern coast of Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 96(8):1095-1101. (Ref. 2429)
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 PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
