Spectacularia vanoppenae

Spectacularia vanoppenae   Gershwin, 2005

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Leptothecata | Dipleurosomatidae

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

Demersal.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.4 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3416)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gershwin, L.A. 2005 Spectacularia vanoppenaegen. et. Sp. nov., a new hydromedusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Dipleurosomatidae) from the Great barrier Reef. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 50(2):201-205. (Ref. 3416)

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

  Harmless

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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