Porpitidae () |
0.03 cm H (male/unsexed) |
pelagic; marine |
Cosmopolitan, usually in warmer to warmer temperate waters. |
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Known as a floating hydroid colony. Feeds on fish eggs, euphausiid eggs, copepods and appendicularians (Ref. 002376) and consumed by surface dwelling animals. Known from surface or near surface water layers, including porpitids and the halopelagic Sargassum fauna (Ref. 86643). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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California coast: growth to float length of 10 cm occurs from January to April, a second generation occurs from July to September (data based on 1977 samples Ref. 8811). |
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