Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Hydractiniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 93520). Temperate; 64°N - 55°S, 87°W - 33°E
Southeast Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean: from Chile to Cancun Mexico, north to Iceland and east to Egypt. Subtropical to temperate waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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.
Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann. 2004. (Ref. 2988)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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