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Bimeria vestita Wright, 1859
| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| Bimeria vestita AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Bougainvilliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 86643). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Antarctic, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. Cosmopolitan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Colonial (Ref. 19). Known from tidal inlets, sounds, caves and Shallow Coastal benthic habitats (< 25 m) (Ref. 86643). Found in low spur and groove zones and outer grid on substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians. In Belize, it is found at depths of 9 to 18 m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156). It is epizoic on hydroids, i.e. Sertularella fuegonensis (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Period of reproductive maturity recorded for Carrie Bow Cay, Belize is from 29th March to 12th May, during which the sample collected had gonophores or medusa buds (Ref. 87156).
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)
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): 5.2 - 28, mean 12.4 (based on 2820 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.