How deep does the Sea Fir live?

The Sea Fir (Abietinaria abietina) is typically found at 5–2440 m.

Sea Fir

Abietinaria abietina

Group: Other
Typical depth: 5–2440 m

A colonial hydroid that grows in stiff, fir like tufts attached to rock, it ranges from a few metres down to extraordinary depths past 2,000. It feeds by suspension, each polyp filtering small drifting particles from the passing current.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Sertulariidae › Abietinaria

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117870.

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How deep does the Sea Fir live?: The Sea Fir (Abietinaria abietina) is typically found at 5–2440 m.