Distribution
Southern and eastern Australia (Victoria and Queensland).
Habitat
Subtidal, preferring shaded habitats with good current flow and forming extensive hydroid meadows.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Fast Fact
Named after the wreck of the steamer "Blackbird", off Port Albert, Victoria. From 'Merula', Latin for blackbird.
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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, 1985
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Common Name
Hydroid
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Genus
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Species Name
merulum
