Distribution

Tasmania.

Habitat

Deep sea mounts, epizoic on corals.

More Information

  • Animal Type

    Anemones & allies

  • Animal SubType

    Hydroids

  • Fast Fact

    The generic name Tasmanaria is derived from Tasmania to indicate the presence of the genus on the Tasmanian seamounts; the specific name is taken from the Latin noun "aegis", meaning "shield", and refers to the shield-shaped gonotheca (the covering of the reproductive structure).

  • Habitats

    Marine

  • Diet

    Plankton or Particles

  • Diet Categories

    Plankton

  • Endemicity

    Recorded in Australia

  • Commercial

    No

  • Water Column Locations

    On or near seafloor

  • Taxon Name

    Tasmanaria aegis

  • Scientific Author

    Watson & Vervoort, 2001

  • Common Name

    Hydroid

  • Phylum

    Cnidaria

  • Class

    Hydrozoa

  • Family

    Sertulariidae

  • Genus

    Tasmanaria

  • Species Name

    aegis