Distribution

Southern Australian oceanic waters, ranging from central Victoria to Western Australia.

Habitat

Subtidal, depth 5-25m,found exclusively on brown alga Zonaria crenata.

More Information

  • Animal Type

    Anemones & allies

  • Animal SubType

    Hydroids

  • Fast Fact

    The species name comes from the Greek "daidalos" meaning "beautifully wrought", referring to the stolons (horizontal structures from which the zooids bud) and hydranth (the end of the polyp where the mouth is).

  • Habitats

    Marine

  • Diet

    Plankton or Particles

  • Diet Categories

    Plankton

  • Endemicity

    Recorded in Australia

  • Commercial

    No

  • Water Column Locations

    On or near seafloor

  • Taxon Name

    Hydrodendron daidalum

  • Scientific Author

    (Watson, 1969)

  • Common Name

    Hydroid

  • Phylum

    Cnidaria

  • Class

    Hydrozoa

  • Family

    Haleciidae

  • Genus

    Hydrodendron

  • Species Name

    daidalum