Myrionema hargitti
Myrionema hargitti (Congdon, 1906)
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Family:  Eudendriidae ()
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Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
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Biology:  Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in mangrove islands and back reef on substrates composed of mangrove roots and dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 0.2 to 2 m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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