Hydrozoa |
Narcomedusae |
Tetraplatiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 900 m (Ref. 2376). Tropical
Atlantic, Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean: Japan, Chile, Algeria, Brazil, Canada and USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)
Body up to 1.3 cm long; with 4 flying buttresses, joining the basal corners of the oral aboral portions of the body.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Narcomedusae include L-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula and later into polyp then into free-swimming medusa.
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
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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): 3.3 - 21.7, mean 12.3 (based on 1171 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
