Salmacina Dysteri

Sea Frosts

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Salmacina Dysteri
Description Habitat Trophic Info
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Description: Salmacina Dysteri (otherwise known as sea frosts) are tube worms between 4-5 mm long.  Their bodies are normally a whitishor pinkish color. The tubes they create can be 0.5 mm in diamater and they are a translucent white.  Theyy are normally found overlapping each other im groups.

Habitat: Salmacina Dysteri can be found on rocks on lower shores and are also commom in less sheltered areas such as harbors.

Range (include invasive, native, endemic):

This species is native native to Hawaii.

Trophic information: salmacina Dysteri eats small organisims with the tentacles
Safety: There is nothing to really worry about sea frost becasue they do not create anyy harmful chemicals or they do not

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