Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Campanulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 116013). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize and Bermuda. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642), sounds, caves, shallow coastal benthic habitats (< 25 m) and surface/ near surface water layers, including porpitids and the halopelagic Sargassum sp. fauna (Ref. 86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in sand trough and outer ridge on algae, floating Sargassum sp. and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 14 to 18 m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is 29th of April, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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