Aglaophenia pluma
Species of cnidarian
Aglaophenia pluma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Leptothecata |
Family: | Aglaopheniidae |
Genus: | Aglaophenia |
Species: | A. pluma |
Binomial name | |
Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Aglaophenia pluma, the toothed feather hydroid or podded hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae and is found worldwide. It lives from the shore to 120m under water.[1][2]
Description
Toothed feather hydroids are upright colonial hydroids with stems which may grow to 3 cm in total height though the colony may be larger. They have unbranched yellow stems and reproductive bodies that resemble pine-cones.[1]
Ecology
This species has a sting which may cause swelling of the affected area in humans.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Naomi A. H. Millard, 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 68:1-513
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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