Distribution
Widely distributed in deep waters: Mediterranean, North Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Australia (Tasmania).
Habitat
Deep water, epizoic on Antipatharian corals.
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Animal Type
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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
(Allman, 1888)
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Common Name
Hydroid
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Species Name
geniculata
