Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Bougainvilliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 120471). Subtropical
Arctic, Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific. Subtropical to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)
Bell measures 10 mm high and wide; manubrium varies from pink to white, with 4 very distinctive dichotomously-branched oral tentacles; 4 radial canals; 4 tentacle bulbs, each bearing similar tentacles (<60) and with its own dark ocellus; transparent umbrella (Ref. 2376).
Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Fairly short-lived, occurring in late spring or summer and feeding especially on barnacle nauplii; preyed on by Aequorea sp. and other medusivorous hydromedusae (Ref. 2376).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Species listed only in medusoid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 16).
Kramp, P.L. 1961. (Ref. 2992)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
