Distribution

Northern Australia (Northern Territory).

Habitat

Subtidal, epiphytic on algae and epizoic on invertebrates.

More Information

  • Animal Type

    Anemones & allies

  • Animal SubType

    Hydroids

  • Fast Fact

    The specific name, alata, refers to the sharply bent wing-shaped hydrothecae (the hard parts covering the hydroid when retracted).

  • Habitats

    Marine

  • Diet

    Plankton or Particles

  • Diet Categories

    Plankton

  • Endemicity

    Recorded in Australia

  • Commercial

    No

  • Water Column Locations

    On or near seafloor

  • Taxon Name

    Salacia alata

  • Scientific Author

    Watson, 2000

  • Common Name

    Hydroid

  • Phylum

    Cnidaria

  • Class

    Hydrozoa

  • Family

    Sertulariidae

  • Genus

    Salacia

  • Species Name

    alata