The copepod Tigriopus Californicus is found in splash-pools of laguna beach. (Baker, 1912) The Tigriopus Californicus has many different stages in its lifecycle. The stages go from the Nauplii stage to the Copepodid stage, to finally the Adult stage. Each stage lasts for about one to two days. However, there is an uncertainty of how many additional segments are added to the abdomen. Each stage lasts up to two to four days depending on their environment. As the T. Californicus ages, more appendages appear, as well as more segments. At the fifth stage it is easy to determine their sex, and typically males generally have larger bodies than females (Powlik, 1996).
When the T. Californicus reaches its maturity, they’ll copulate between two to
When the T. Californicus reaches its maturity, they’ll copulate between two to