How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?

The Sessile Hydrozoan (Cladocarpus sigma) is typically found at 40–1574 m.

Sessile Hydrozoan

Cladocarpus sigma

Group: Other
Typical depth: 40–1574 m

This feathery hydroid builds branching colonies on the outer shelf and upper slope, anchored to the bottom anywhere from about 40 metres down past 1,500. Each frond is a community of tiny polyps that catch passing plankton with stinging tentacles.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Aglaopheniidae › Cladocarpus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117297.

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How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?: The Sessile Hydrozoan (Cladocarpus sigma) is typically found at 40–1574 m.