Plumularia setacea

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Plumularia setacea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Plumulariidae
Genus: Plumularia
Species:
P. setacea
Binomial name
Plumularia setacea
Synonyms
  • Plumularia corrugataNutting, 1900
  • Plumularia diplopteraTotton, 1930
  • Polyplumularia setacea(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sertularia setaceaLinnaeus, 1758

Plumularia setacea, the plumed hydroid or little sea bristle, is a colonial hydrozoan in the family Plumulariidae and is found worldwide. [1] It lives from the shore to 430m under water. [2]

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Description

Plumed hydroids are creamy yellow to brown and have feathery stems. The stems may grow to 2 cm in total height. The reproductive bodies are smooth and oval. [2]

Ecology

This species eats microplankton. [2]

References

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