Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Corynidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal. Temperate
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northeast Atlantic: Baltic Sea
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Dwells within the canal system of Halichondria panicea. Feeds on matter brought in host's filter current and on other resident invertebrates. Has also been recorded living in Suberites domuncula (Ref. 128781).
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.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, T.M. Orrell, D. Nicolson, L.E. Paglinawan, N. Bailly, P.M. Kirk, T. Bourgoin and J. van Hertum (eds.) 2008 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K. (Ref. 75097)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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