| Biology: |
Minimum depth from Ref. 116013. Known from tidal inlets, exposed areas of bays, including any ledges at their entrance, sounds, caves, shallow reefs and deeper coastal substrates (25-100m) of the offshore fore-reef slope (Ref. 86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, mangrove islands, Thalassia sp. beds, back reef, high and low spur and groove zones, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on algae, Thalassia sp. blades, mangrove roots, hydroids and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 2 to 31m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156). |