Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Plumulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 86643). Tropical
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 116013. Known from sheltered areas of bays, including mangrove shores and deeper coastal substrates (25- 100m) of the offshore fore-reef slope (Ref. 86643).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 20)
Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira 2002 Checklist of the cnidaria medusozoa of Brazil. Biota Neotropica 2(1):1-31. (Ref. 813)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
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): 5.2 - 26.6, mean 12.1 (based on 369 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
