How deep does the Lily Hydroid live?

The Lily Hydroid (Diphasia rosacea) is typically found at 5–40 m.

Lily Hydroid

Diphasia rosacea

Group: Other
Typical depth: 5–40 m

A small colonial hydroid that grows in shallow water down to about 40 metres, fixed to stones lying on gravel. Each branch carries rows of polyps that reach out with stinging tentacles to catch passing food.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 117883.

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How deep does the Lily Hydroid live?: The Lily Hydroid (Diphasia rosacea) is typically found at 5–40 m.