Ectopleura grandis   Fraser, 1944


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Ectopleura grandis  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Tubulariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 48 m (Ref. 116013).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: Canada, USA and Belize.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Estuarine, found in hard substrate (Ref. 116013). Found in sand trough areas on substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians. In Belize, it is found at depths of 4-17 m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 14). Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is 14th of May, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.5 - 27.4, mean 24.1 (based on 112 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.