Diaphanous Hydroid

Sertularella diaphana

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 5–306 m

An almost see through colonial hydroid, this species grows on deeper reef substrates between about 5 and 306 metres. Its branching stems carry cup shaped guards into which the feeding polyps can withdraw.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 285502.