Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Plumulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 3 - 31 m (Ref. 87156). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range recorded from Belize (Ref. 87156) Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, Thalassia sp. beds, sand trough and fore-reef slopes on algae, Thalassia sp. blades and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 3 to 31m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is 19th May, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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