Tentaculata |
Cydippida |
Mertensiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Temperate
Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.5 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 1094)
Inhabits shallow water (Ref. 116516). Predator (Refs. 1572, 118138).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Ctenophora are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktonic juveniles called cydippid and later gradually adopt the form of adults.
Greve, W. 1975 Ctenophora. Fich. Ident. Zooplancton 146, 1975, 6 pp. (Ref. 1094)
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
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.