Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Syntheciidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 6 - 33 m (Ref. 99267). Tropical
Pacific: New Zealand, Australia, Tahiti, Indonesia and Japan. Both tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range based on occurrence records: minimum depth (Ref. 99267) and maximum depth (Ref. 99733); be replaced with a better reference.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Leptothecata include L-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula and later into polyp then into free-swimming medusa.
Bale, W.M. 1924 Report on some hydroids from the New Zealand Coast, with notes on New Zealand Hydroida generally, supplementing Farquhar's list. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 55:225-268, figs.1-18. (Ref. 88965)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 18 - 28.9, mean 27.4 (based on 390 cells).
