How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoans live?

The Sessile Hydrozoans (Sertularella quasiplana) is typically found at 12–28 m.

Sessile Hydrozoans

Sertularella quasiplana

Group: Other
Typical depth: 12–28 m

A colonial hydroid that grows on other hydroids rather than bare rock, this species drapes itself over neighbours like Lafoea between about twelve and twenty eight metres. Each tiny polyp on the branching stem extends a ring of tentacles to snare passing plankton.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Sertularellidae › Sertularella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1554220.

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How deep does the Sessile Hydrozoans live?: The Sessile Hydrozoans (Sertularella quasiplana) is typically found at 12–28 m.