Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Sertulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Bottenlevande; djupintervall 1647 - 2044 m (Ref. 7414). Polar
Distribution
Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar
Antarctic Atlantic: Scotia Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
30mm long, polysiphonic over almost its entire length. Main stem giving rise to three branches on the same side and another branch on the opposite side; branching approximately in
one plane. Hydrothecae alternately arranged in one plane, forming two longitudinal rows. Hydrothecae only slightly immersed into the branches, strongly curved outwards. Adcauline hydrothecal wall free for approximately half of its length. Free adcauline wall straight or slightly convex. Abcauline hydrothecal wall concave. Aperture circular; rim even and usually provided with numerous short renovations, tilted downwards, forming an acute angle with long axis of branch. Hydrotheca lacking mushroom-shaped diaphragm.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 Species of Staurotheca Allman, 1888 (Cnidaria; Hydrozoa: Sertulariidae) from US Antarctic expeditions, with the description of three new species. Journal of Natural History 37:2653-2722. (Ref. 7414)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models