Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Haleciidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 18 - 51 m (Ref. 120471). Polar
Central and north Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Mostly polar, but also in tropical and boreal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in back reefs on algae at a depth of 0.5 m (Ref. 87156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 20). Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is 20th May, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).
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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Price category
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