Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Sertulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 87156). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific and Western Atlantic: French Polynesia, Belize and Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth range recorded from Belize (Ref. 87156) Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, back reef and low spur and groove zones on algae, floating Sargassum and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 0 to 10 m. Also found on mangrove roots (Ref. 121478). As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusiod stage (Ref. 87156).
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.
Coelho Filho, P.A. 2004. (Ref. 2364)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.8 - 28.4, mean 27.4 (based on 889 cells).
Price category
Unknown.