Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Eudendriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 3086). Subtropical
Mediterranean: Spain.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm COLD male/unsexed; (Ref. 3086)
Nematophores present all over fascicled colony, cnidome comprising only microbasic euryteles, especially abundant on nematophore; female blastostyles partially reduced (with some remaining tentacles), spadix unbranched, mature eggs scattered along blastostyle pedicel; male blastostyles completely reduced (Ref. 3086).
Found at depths of 1 to 50 m, generally on rocks. Common in submarine caves and crevices in shallow waters and on rocks in deeper waters (Ref. 3086).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gonophores were found from February to March and July to October (Ref. 3086).
Marques, A.C., A.L. Peña Cantero and W. Vervoort 2000 Mediterranean species of Eudendrium Ehrenberg, 1834 (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae, Eudendriidae) with the description of a new species. J. Zool. Lond. 252:197-213. (Ref. 3086)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 16.2 - 18.5, mean 17.7 (based on 28 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.