Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Halopterididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1 - 161 m (Ref. 116013). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colonial (Ref. 19). Known from shallow coastal benthic habitats (< 25m) (Ref. 86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, low spur and groove zones, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 2 to 31m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 21). Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is from 2nd April to 22nd May, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).
Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira. 2002. (Ref. 813)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 7.9 - 28.1, mean 26.7 (based on 846 cells).
Price category
Unknown.