Styelidae () |
5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m |
Cosmopolitan. |
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Assumed maximum total length of zooids from Ref. 1603, 2268. Width of encrusting colonies is 10 cm (Ref. 7726). Attached to hard substrata; mainly in shallow water but occasionally to depths of several hundred meters (Ref. 1603). Common encrusting form in shallow subtidal waters on hard surfaces, and covers algae (Ref. 7726). Trophic level: 1.4-1.8; filter-feeder (Ref. 96418). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Known from Florida (Ref. 1624); Southern California Bight (Ref. 1752), Carolina region (Ref. 1756), and northeast USA (Ref. 7726). Introduced to San Francisco Bay in 1947 (Ref. 7836). |
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