Marine Species: Aglaophenia pluma

(Linnaeus, 1767)

Aglaophenia pluma
Photographed by: João Rodrigues

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Aglaopheniidae
Genus: Aglaophenia
Species: Aglaophenia pluma

Species Data:

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Common Name: Podded hydroid
Description: Feather-shaped colonies with 1 cm to 2 cm in height. Hydrothecs with seven to nine tusks. Medium dactylothec over the hydrothec, that may reaches its boarder. Two lateral dactylothecs, along the hydrothec´s board. Oval gonothec, the corbuls.
Habitat: Infralittoral depths with circalittoral affinities.
Dimensions: Feather-shaped colonies with 1 cm to 2 cm in height.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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