How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?

The Sessile Hydrozoan (Plumularia floridana) is typically found at 0–100 m.

Sessile Hydrozoan

Plumularia floridana

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–100 m

This feathery hydroid grows in sheltered bays and on mangrove shores as well as deeper fore reef slopes between about 25 and 100 metres. Its slender plumes are colonies of tiny polyps, each armed to catch drifting plankton.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Plumulariidae › Plumularia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117821.

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How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoan live?: The Sessile Hydrozoan (Plumularia floridana) is typically found at 0–100 m.