Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Eudendriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 4 - 110 m (Ref. 87156). Subtropical
Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Oceans.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Maximum depth from Ref. 116013. Found in the outer continental shelf (Ref. 116013). Colonial (Ref. 19). Found in patch reefs and mangrove islands on mangrove roots and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians. In Belize, it is found at depths of 4-6 m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 13). Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is from 2nd April to 21st June, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).
Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko. 2003. (Ref. 1663)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.1 - 28.3, mean 18.7 (based on 1030 cells).
Price category
Unknown.