Zip Hydroid

Symplectoscyphus magellanicus

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–15 m

This hydroid grips solid rock and other hard surfaces in the cold shallows around southern South America, mostly below about 15 metres. Its branching colony filters plankton from the water with rows of small polyps.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Leptothecata › Symplectoscyphidae › Symplectoscyphus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 285674.