Clytia linearis

Author
(Thornely, 1900)

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
73 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Southeastern U.S. and the Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Bermuda, Atlantic coast of South America, eastern Atlantic, Indian Ocean, western Pacific, eastern Pacific
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • bay and nearshore
  • hard substrate
  • coral reef
  • oil rig
Microhabitat
  • epizoic fauna
  • cryptic fauna
  • encrusting fauna (fouling community)
  • epiphytic fauna
References

  • Deevey, E. S., Jr. 1950. Hydroids from Louisiana and Texas, with remarks on the Pleistocene biogeography of the western Gulf of Mexico. Ecology 31: 334–367.

  • Deevey, E. S. Jr. 1954. Hydroids of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 267–272 in P. S. Galtsoff, ed. Gulf of Mexico, Its Origin, Waters, and Marine Life. Fishery Bulletin 89. Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Volume 55, Washington, D.C.

  • Defenbaugh, R. E. 1974. Hydroids. Pp. 94–112 in T. J. Bright and L. H. Pequegnat, eds., Biota of the West Flower Garden Bank. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston.

  • Defenbaugh, R. E., and S. H. Hopkins. 1973. The occurrence and distribution of the hydroids of the Galveston Bay, Texas, area. Texas A&M University, College Station, TAMU-SG-73-210. 202 pp.

  • Fraser, C. M. 1944. Hydroids of the Atlantic coast of North America. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 451 pp.

  • Vervoort, W. 1968. Report on a collection of Hydroida from the Caribbean region, including an annotated checklist of Caribbean hydroids. Zoologische Verhandelingen 92: 1–124.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-26-2024.

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