Hybocodon chilensis Hartlaub, 1905
Fireworks hydroid
Fireworks hydroid,  hidroide fuego artificial
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Family:  Tubulariidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 32 m
Distribution:  Southwest Atlantic and Southern Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  This is found on polychaete tubes, dead gorgonians, bivalve shells, and rocky hard substrates on vertical slopes with significant water current at depths of 5 to 32 m (Ref. 87801).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Calbuco (Ref. 92912), Puerto Montt to Peninsula Taitao and Golfo de Penas to Strait of Magellan (Ref. 87801). C: Refs. 87801, 92907; O: Ref. 87801, 92912.

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