Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Haleciidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 86643). Subtropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 116013. Known from tidal inlets, exposed areas of bays, including any ledges at their entrance, sounds, caves, shallow reefs and deeper coastal substrates (25-100m) of the offshore fore-reef slope (Ref. 86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, mangrove islands, Thalassia sp. beds, back reef, high and low spur and groove zones, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on algae, Thalassia sp. blades, mangrove roots, hydroids and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 2 to 31m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 19). Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is 21st of June, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).
Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira. 2002. (Ref. 813)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.7 - 27.7, mean 23.3 (based on 734 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
