Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Sertulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 73 - 570 m (Ref. 7414). Polar
Circum-Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm COLD male/unsexed; (Ref. 7414)
Colonies compact (up to 7 cm in diameter), mono- or polysiphonic, without distinct main stem. Branching subdichotomous and in one plane; branching pattern, however, hidden by presence of anastomoses, giving the colony an appearance of a dense net. Branches with perisarc constrictions, delimiting internodes of variable length and of approximately same diameter. Hydrothecae present along whole length of colony and arranged in decussate
verticils, typically with three to four hydrothecae per verticil, forming six to eight longitudinal rows. Verticils of hydrothecae closely packed; distal part of hydrothecae in a verticil sometimes overlapping basal part of hydrothecae in verticil above.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Leptothecata include L-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula and later into polyp then into free-swimming medusa.
Peña Cantero, A.L. and W. Vervoort. 2003. (Ref. 7414)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
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Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 0.8, mean -0.8 (based on 293 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).