How deep does the Robust Tree Hydroid live?

The Robust Tree Hydroid (Lafoea dumosa) is typically found at 0–3940 m.

Robust Tree Hydroid

Lafoea dumosa

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–3940 m

A robust tree like hydroid, this species spans an enormous depth range, from the shallow subtidal down to nearly 4,000 metres. Its stiff branching colonies stand up off the bottom, the polyps fishing the water with stinging tentacles.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Lafoeidae › Lafoea

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117702.

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How deep does the Robust Tree Hydroid live?: The Robust Tree Hydroid (Lafoea dumosa) is typically found at 0–3940 m.