Pseudocalanus elongatus
Life cycle
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION: Is this species reproducing sexuality ?= YES
Gender, sexual dimorphism: Male, Female
Sexual reproduction mode: Allogamy (cross-fertilization)
DEVELOPMENTAL & RESTING STAGES:
Result of the gamete fusion (eggs), MORPHOLOGY: Unicellular. Motility: not motile. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.
Larva (metazoan): Nauplius I, Nauplius II, Nauplius III, Nauplius IV, Nauplius V, Nauplius VI (series of molt). MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.
Juvenile: Copepodit I, Copepodit II, Copepodit III, Copepodit IV, Copepodit V, Copepodit VI (series of molt). MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.
Adult (metazoan). Male and female look similar but males have a clasper. MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Dissodinium pseudocalani | Helgoland | « Dissodinium pseudocalani sp. nov., ein parasitischer Dinoflagellat auf Copepodeneiern », Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen, vol. 19, p. 58-67, 1969. | ,|
Syltodinium listii | Wadden Sea | near List/Sylt | « Syltodinium listii gen. et spec. nov., a marine ectoparasitic dinoflagellate on eggs of copepods and rotifers », Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen, vol. 42, p. 583-591, 1988. | ,