How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?

The Sessile Hydrozoan (Hebella scandens) is typically found at 0–82 m.

Sessile Hydrozoan

Hebella scandens

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–82 m

This colonial hydroid favours sheltered inlets and bays, including the roots of mangroves, and ranges out onto reefs down to around 30 metres. As with other hydroids it adds a tiny drifting medusa to its life cycle to colonise new ground.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Hebellidae › Hebella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117699.

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How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?: The Sessile Hydrozoan (Hebella scandens) is typically found at 0–82 m.