How deep does the Soft Bell Hydroid live?

The Soft Bell Hydroid (Orthopyxis mollis) is typically found at 12–20 m.

Soft Bell Hydroid

Orthopyxis mollis

Group: Other
Typical depth: 12–20 m

A small bell shaped hydroid that grows on other hydroids and on green algae, it forms colonies in shallow coastal water between about twelve and twenty metres. Each polyp sits inside a delicate cup and reaches out to catch drifting plankton.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Campanulariidae › Orthopyxis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 284412.

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How deep does the Soft Bell Hydroid live?: The Soft Bell Hydroid (Orthopyxis mollis) is typically found at 12–20 m.