How deep does the Red Flowerhead Polyp live?

The Red Flowerhead Polyp (Coryne pusilla) is typically found at 20–100 m.

Red Flowerhead Polyp

Coryne pusilla

Group: Other
Typical depth: 20–100 m

Tiny club tipped polyps on slender stalks make up this hydroid, which fringes brown seaweed, floats and ships in shallow water. It is common in tidepools and catches small drifting prey with stinging cells on its heads, living between about 20 and 100 metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Anthoathecata › Corynidae › Coryne

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117471.

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How deep does the Red Flowerhead Polyp live?: The Red Flowerhead Polyp (Coryne pusilla) is typically found at 20–100 m.