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Pacific Ocean, Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean: Sub-arctic, temperate and subtropical waters.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 8774)
Found in areas exposed to currents and waves, on a variety of substrates such as platform piles (Ref. 96377). Sessile (Ref. 3123). Mostly in shallow waters above 35 meters but also reported from 845m on the mid-Atlantic Ridge near the Azores (Ref. 64386).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 14).