Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Sertulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 181 - 1030 m (Ref. 7414). Polar
Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Erect and polysiphonic stems, densely branched in one plane, by the absence of both anastomoses and mushroom-shaped diaphragm, by the shape of the hydrotheca, almost completely immersed into the branches, and by the number of hydrothecae per verticil.
Known at depths of 181 to 1030 m on stony and rocky bottoms (Ref. 7414).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Colonies with gonothecae were reported in October, December and February.
Peña Cantero, A.L. and W. Vervoort. 2003. (Ref. 7414)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.5 - 0.8, mean -0.6 (based on 271 cells).