How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?

The Sessile Hydrozoan (Halecium nanum) is typically found at 0–31 m.

Sessile Hydrozoan

Halecium nanum

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–31 m

A tiny colonial hydroid, it grows as a creeping mat in shallow water from the surface down to around 30 metres. You will find it in mangroves, tidal inlets and on floating Sargassum, where its polyps catch passing plankton.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Haleciidae › Halecium

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117598.

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How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?: The Sessile Hydrozoan (Halecium nanum) is typically found at 0–31 m.