Halecium pusillum
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Halecium pusillum   Sars, 1850

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Leptothecata | Haleciidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Demersal.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Mediterranean: Spain.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 27.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 8304)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Leptothecata include L-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula and later into polyp then into free-swimming medusa.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Coma, R., I. llobet, M. Zabala, J.-M. Gili and R.G. Hughes 1992 The population dynamics of Halecium petrosum and Halecium pusillum (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria), epiphytes of Halimeda tuna in the northwestern Mediterranean. Scientia Marina 56(2-3):161-169. (Ref. 8304)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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