Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Tubulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; brackish. Tropical
Western Atlantic: Brazil, Belize and Bermuda. Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642), tidal inlets, exposed areas of bays, including any ledges at their entrance and caves (Ref. 86643).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Anthoathecata are mostly colonial A-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula inside the gonophore and is later released as an actinula which metamorphoses into polyp stage.
Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira. 2002. (Ref. 813)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
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Unknown.