Lafoea dumosa, Robust tree hydroid

Lafoea dumosa   (Fleming, 1820)

Robust tree hydroid

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Leptothecata | Lafoeidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 3940 m (Ref. 120471).  Subtropical; 83°N - , 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 64386)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Cosmopolitan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth ranges from 0 to 3940 m (Ref. 120471). It also occurs in subtidal zone (Ref. 64386).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 22). Found with Coppinia in May (Ref. 7424).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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 Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no,28. XI+115. With CD-ROM. (Ref. 1663)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.6 - 7.5, mean 3.5 (based on 1804 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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