Hebellopsis scandens

Size

Colony height: small not reaching more than 1mm

Recognition Characters

Colonies stolonal. Hydrorhiza overgrows the hydrocaulus of other hydroid species. Hydrocaulus gives rise laterally to short pedicels with cylindrical hydrothecae curved towards front of host.

Color

Habitat & Depth

Colonize and attach to other hydroids.

Distribution at GRNMS

May be common but unnoticeable because of small size. Attached to other hydroids such as Dynamena quadridentata or Sertularia sp..

Geographic Range

Wide Circumtropical distribution. Eastern and Western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans

Behavior & Notes

H. scandens is mostly epiphytic on other species of hydroids.

Synonyms

Hebella scandens

References

Calder 1991