Cosmetira pilosella

Cosmetira pilosella   Forbes, 1848

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

Hydrozoa | Leptothecata | Mitrocomidae

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

Sessile; depth range 13 - 27 m (Ref. 123891).  Temperate; 58°N - 42°N, 11°W - 8°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic: from Ireland to Germany and south to Spain.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.8 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on shell gravel bottoms (Ref. 123891).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Leptothecata include L-form hydroids. Life cycle: The zygote develops into planula and later into polyp then into free-swimming medusa.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann 2004 Helgoland roads meso- and macrozooplankton time-series 1974 to 2004: lessons from 30 years of single spot, high frequency sampling at the only off-shore island of the North Sea. Helgol Mar Res 58:274-288. (Ref. 2988)

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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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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