Rhizorhagium roseum Sars, 1874
Creeping orange hydroid
Creeping orange hydroid
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Family:  Bougainvilliidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 15 - 200 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific and the Arctic. Mostly polar, but also in subtropical and boreal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Colonial (Ref. 19). Found on shells (Ref. 120412).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from all waters west of the eastern end of Hudson Strait including Hudson Bay, Ungava Bay, Frobisher bay and Cumberland Sound (Ref. 1663, p. 1). Also known from southeast Hudson Bay (Ref. 120415). C: Refs. 1663, 93817, 120415.

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