Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Sertulariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 75 - 2002 m (Ref. 7414). Polar; 53°S - 55°S, 39°W - 35°W
Antarctic Atlantic: South Georgia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Having erect stems, abundantly branched in one plate, by the shape of the hydrotheca, almost completely immersed into the branches, by the absence of anastomoses, by the presence of mushroom shaped diaphragm and by the presence of four to six hydrotheca per verticil.
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.
Peña Cantero, A.L. and W. Vervoort 2003 Species of Staurotheca Allman, 1888 (Cnidaria; Hydrozoa: Sertulariidae) from US Antarctic expeditions, with the description of three new species. Journal of Natural History 37:2653-2722. (Ref. 7414)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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