Antennella quadriaurita

Size

Colony height: reaching 1-2cm (0.4-0.-75")

Recognition Characters

Plume shaped, small branching hydroid. Polyps are regularly spaced along pedicels. Hydrothecae short and stout, turned well outward at the distal end; margin with 9 similar teeth, deeply cut but not very sharp.

Color

Habitat & Depth

Attach to sargassum and other seaweeds.

Distribution at GRNMS

Occasional. Attach to a variety of substrates and seaweeds.

Geographic Range

North Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico. Shallow water to 500m

Behavior & Notes

Synonyms

References

Calder 1983