Cladonema californicum

Cladonema californicum   Hyman, 1947

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

Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Cladonematidae

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

Pelagic.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific: Canada and USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.3 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)

Short description Morphology

Bell diameter measures 2-3 mm, rounded; mouth has 6 short oral arms with terminal nematocyst knobs; 6-7 gonads emerging from the center of the manubrium as elongated, rounded protrusions in a whorl; 9 unbranched radial canals and 9 marginal tentacles, each with 2-3 branches and a reddish ocellus at the base; thick and muscular velum (Ref. 2376).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits mud flats with Ulva sp.; more or less exposed at very low tide, attached to seaweeds; feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 2376).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Species exhibits both asexual and sexual reproduction by budding during hydroid stage and release of gametes in medusae stages (Ref. 1663, p. 15, 18).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko 2003 Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no,28. XI+115. With CD-ROM. (Ref. 1663)

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

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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