Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Zancleidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 3 - 8 m (Ref. 87226). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range recorded from Belize (Ref. 87226) Found in Carrie Bow Cay , Belize in reef and lagoon areas at depths of about 3 to 8 m (Ref. 87226).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Anthoathecata are mostly colonial A-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula inside the gonophore and is later released as an actinula which metamorphoses into polyp stage.
Larson, R.J. 1982 Medusae (Cnidaria) from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. pp. 355-380. In K. Rützler and I.G. Macintyre (eds.) The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I: Structure and Communities. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Science 12. 535 p. (Ref. 87226)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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