Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Eudendriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 3669). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 3669)
Colonies dioecious, shrubby, at time arborescent, up to 3 cm in Height; main stem monosiphonic. Hydro cauli arising from creeping hydrorhiza; branches delicate, irregular, up to 1st order in various planes; pedicels arising from main stem.
Depth based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference.
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.
Puce, S., C. Cerrano, C. Di Camillo, G. Bavestrello and A.C. Marques. 2006. (Ref. 3669)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).