Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Stylasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1098 - 2791 m (Ref. 78567). Tropical
Western Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth 600 fathoms from north of Kermadec Islands, 28°33´S 197°50´W and maximum depth 1525 fathoms from south of Canary Islands 25°45´N 20°12´W (Ref. 78567).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Anthoathecata are mostly colonial A-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula inside the gonophore and is later released as an actinula which metamorphoses into polyp stage.
Moseley, H.N. 1881. (Ref. 78567)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 2.4 - 4.4, mean 3.2 (based on 1187 cells).
Price category
Unknown.