How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?

The Sessile Hydrozoan (Clytia linearis) is typically found at 0–73 m.

Sessile Hydrozoan

Clytia linearis

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–73 m

A delicate colonial hydroid that grows in branching threads on polychaete tubes, dead gorgonians and other hydroids, from mangroves and bays down past 70 metres. Each tiny polyp catches plankton with a ring of stinging tentacles.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Campanulariidae › Clytia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117370.

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How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?: The Sessile Hydrozoan (Clytia linearis) is typically found at 0–73 m.