Amphinema turrida

Amphinema turrida   (Mayer, 1900)


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Pandeidae

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

Pelagic; brackish; depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 116114).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.7 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)

Short description Morphology

Measures 7 mm high with hollow, conical, apical projection; large manubrium with crinkled lips extending to the bell cavity; sac-like, highly-folded gonads extend outwards to the radial canals; 4 radial canals, 2 very large opposite tentacles with elongated, conical basal bulbs and 14 small solid rudimentary tentacles at the margin, each with a red ocellus (Ref. 2376).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs offshore near the surface (Ref. 2376). Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize in reef and lagoon areas at depths of about 3 to 8 m (Ref. 87226).

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. 16).

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 Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no,28. XI+115. With CD-ROM. (Ref. 1663)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  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): 6.8 - 28.5, mean 23.5 (based on 966 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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