Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Bougainvilliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 93520). Subtropical; 4°S - 55°S, 164°E - 56°E
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Western Indian Ocean: from New Zealand to Beagle Channel and north to Seychelles. Subtropical to subpolar waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.3 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Anthoathecata are mostly colonial A-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula inside the gonophore and is later released as an actinula which metamorphoses into polyp stage.
Kramp, P.L. 1961. (Ref. 2992)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.