Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Incertae sedis (Leptothecata)
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 12 - 31 m (Ref. 87156). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize.
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 fore-reef slope on algae at depths of 12 to 31 m (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.
Spracklin, B.W. 1982 Hydroidea (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. In Rützler, K. and Macintyr, I. G. 1982. The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I: Structure and Communities. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Science 12:355-380. 539pp. (Ref. 87156)
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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