Hydrozoa |
Leptothecata |
Lafoeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 13 - 640 m (Ref. 7424). Polar
Antarctic and Southeast Pacific: Antarctica, Peter the First Island and Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colony stolonal, composed of creeping stolons giving rise to partially sessile hydrothecae. Hydrotheca tubular, sock-shaped and adnate to substratum for just a tiny portion. Hydrothecal aperture circular; rim even and smooth, though indistinctly everted. Free part of hydrotheca directed upwards at a varied degree. Frequently with few, long renovations. Adnate part of hydrothecae provided with a few striae on dorsal side. Cnidome consisting of two size-classes of nematocysts. Coppinia consisting of firmly adpressed gonothecae with defensive tubes. Defensive tubes situated on periphery of the group of gonothecae, but also arising amongst those gonothecae, and provided with large distal circular aperture. Gonothecal aperture circular, situated on a short and distinctly everted, distal neck.
Minimum depth from Ref. 87801. This species is observed to be epibiothic with hydroids (Billardia subrufa and Halecium sp.) and sponges (Ref. 7424) and found on polychaete tubes (Ref. 87801), at depths of 13 to 640 m (Refs. 7424, 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fertile material was found in February.
Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort 2004 Antarctic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) of the families Campanilinidae, Lafoeidae,and Campanulariidae from recent Antarctic expeditions with R.V. Polarstern, with description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 38:2269-2303. (Ref. 7424)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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