Pycnotheca mirabilis
Species of cnidarian
Pycnotheca mirabilis | |
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Illustration from the protologue of P. mirabilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Leptothecata |
Family: | Kirchenpaueriidae |
Genus: | Pycnotheca |
Species: | P. mirabilis |
Binomial name | |
Pycnotheca mirabilis (Allman, 1883) | |
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Pycnotheca mirabilis, The feathery hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Kirchenpaueriidae.[2] Feathery hydroids are often white and grow in crowded colonies resembling upright feathers. The stems may grow to 3 cm in total height. The reproductive bodies are found at the base of the stems and resemble beehives.[3]
This colonial animal is found off the South African coast from False Bay to KwaZulu-Natal, as well as around the Indo-Pacific rim and Vema Seamount. It lives from the subtidal to 50 m under water.[3] This species eats microplankton.[3]
References
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- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pycnotheca mirabilis (Allman, 1883)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pycnotheca mirabilis (Allman, 1883)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ a b c Millard, N.A.H. 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 68:1-513