Aglaophenia pluma

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Aglaophenia pluma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Aglaopheniidae
Genus: Aglaophenia
Species:
A. pluma
Binomial name
Aglaophenia pluma
Synonyms

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]

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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

  1. 1 2 3 Naomi A. H. Millard, 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus.68:1-513
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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