Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Pandeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 3 - 10 m (Ref. 120471). Polar
Arctic, Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Mostly polar, but also in subtropical and boreal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.9 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)
Bell height measures 12 mm, with a rounded to pointed gelatinous apical projection; large manubrium attached to the radial canals from the top and with a large mouth and horseshoe-shaped folded gonads; 4 smooth-edged radial canals; 8-16 tentacles with laterally compressed bulbs and ocelli; transparent bell but may vary in coloration in the manubrium from reddish to yellowish to brownish (Ref. 2376).
Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Passively hanging upside down, suspended below the long tentacles (Ref. 2376).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Species listed only in medusoid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 16).
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. (Ref. 1663)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
