colonial

Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); Bay of Fundy

Atlantic, Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, East North Atlantic, Elbe, European waters (ERMS scope), German Bight, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, North West Atlantic, Wimereux

upper epipelagic

Depth range based on 2 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 5.5 - 10.1
  Temperature range (°C): 23.636 - 23.636
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 0.325
  Salinity (PPS): 35.785 - 35.785
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.855 - 4.855
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.110 - 0.110
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 0.756

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 5.5 - 10.1
 
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The hydroid Nemopsis bachei occurred naturally only along the Atlantic coast of North America. By attaching their polyps to hulls of ships; the species might have reached Europe in the 19th century. The jellyfish stage in the hydroids reproductive cycle allows it to spread rapidly. The species was first reported along the Belgian coast in 1996 in the port of Zeebrugge.