Distaplia smithi Abbott & Trason 1968

In the Fall when this colony was photographed most tadpole larvae already have been released. Photographed at 20 m depth.

A cluster of Distaplia smithi on a stalk of Egregia kelp at Cape Flattery. Hydroids are clustered higher on the stalk. Individual clusters of Distaplia smithi are about 4 cm tall. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, July 2010)