Bougainvillia muscus   (Allman, 1863)

Huddle hydroid

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Bougainvilliidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 116114).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Known from tidal inlets, caves and shallow coastal benthic habitats (<25 m) (Ref. 86643). Inhabits a variety of substrates like mud to hard substrata and smaller colonies are known to be occasionally epizootic on other hydroids (Ref. 87801).

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

Species exhibits both asexual and sexual reproduction by budding during hydroid stage and release of gametes in medusae stages (Ref. 1663, p. 12, 16).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira. 2002. (Ref. 813)

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): 7.1 - 17.4, mean 10.7 (based on 1357 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.