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Ectopleura crocea   (Agassiz, 1862)

Pink-mouth hydroid

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ectopleura crocea  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Tubulariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 116013).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on bay and nearshore (Ref. 116013) on dock pilings, rocks and boat bottoms (Ref. 865). Part of the fouling communities attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 14).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko. 2003. (Ref. 1663)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.9 - 23.6, mean 6.9 (based on 391 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.