Solanderia ericopsis

Solanderia ericopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Anthoathecata
Family:	Solanderiidae
Genus:	Solanderia
Species:	S. ericopis
Binomial name
	Solanderia ericopis; (Carter 1873)
Synonyms
	Chitina ericopsis;

Solanderia ericopsis is a hydroid in the family Solanderiidae, the group commonly known as tree hydroids or sea fan hydroids. S. ericopsis forms very large, conspicuous colonies from 5 to 50 cm in height, which are often noted by divers.^[1] They are usually strictly fan-shaped but can sometimes be bushy.^[1]

The colonies can be unusually long-lived: during long-term monitoring of defined rock areas around the Poor Knights Islands, one researcher observed a single colony of S. ericopsis over fifteen years, during which it reached 50 cm in height.^[1]

Distribution[]

Solanderia ericopsis is found only in New Zealand, all around the country but mostly in the North Island; it can occur in rather shallow water, at depths ranging from 2 to 200 metres.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Schuchert, Peter (1996). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Athecate Hydriods and their Medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Wellington: NIWA. pp. 139–142. ISBN 978-0-478-08377-4.
^ "Critter of the Week: Solanderia – the tree hydroid". Critter of the Week. NIWA. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

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[:0-1] Schuchert, Peter (1996). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Athecate Hydriods and their Medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Wellington: NIWA. pp. 139–142. ISBN 978-0-478-08377-4.

[2] "Critter of the Week: Solanderia – the tree hydroid". Critter of the Week. NIWA. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

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