Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Campanulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; brackvatten; djupintervall 0 - 1135 m (Ref. 116013). Polar
Arctic, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. Mostly polar, but also in subtropical, tropical, temperate and boreal climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colonial (Ref. 19). This is an attached species (Ref. 3123). Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642, 86643), tidal inlets, sheltered areas of bays, exposed areas of bays, including any ledges at their entrance, sounds, caves and surface or near surface water layers, including porpitids and the halopelagic Sargassum sp. fauna (Ref. 813). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, mangrove islands, Thalassia sp. beds, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on algae, Thalassia sp. beds, mangrove roots, floating Sargassum sp., hydroids and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 0.5 to 31 m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Species exhibits both asexual and sexual reproduction by budding during hydroid stage and release of gametes in medusae stages (Ref. 1663, p. 23, 28). Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is 24th 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 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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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7 - 16.9, mean 10.8 (based on 1668 cells).
Price category
Unknown.