Distribution
Papua New Guinea and tropical Australia from southern Great Barrier Reef to Western coast: Queensland, Torres Strait, Northern Territory, Western Australia.
Habitat
Subtidal, epizoic on barnacles, polychaete tubes, hydroids and other invertebrates.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Fast Fact
Named for R. Kirkpatrick who first recorded this species from Torres Strait.
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Habitats
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Diet
Plankton or Particles
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Diet Categories
Plankton
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Watson
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Common Name
Hydroid
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Phylum
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Class
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Genus
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Species Name
kirkpatricki
