Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Lafoeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 63 - 1500 m (Ref. 7424). Polar
Antarctic-Patagonian.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Known from 63 to 1500 m on stony, sandy bottoms. Epibiothic on Billardia subrufa, mollusc shells and gorgonians. Used as substratum by other hydroids (Ref. 7424).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fertile colonies in January and February.
Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort 2004 Antarctic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) of the families Campanilinidae, Lafoeidae,and Campanulariidae from recent Antarctic expeditions with R.V. Polarstern, with description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 38:2269-2303. (Ref. 7424)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.1 - 4.5, mean 1 (based on 797 cells).
