Sertularella acutidentata

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Sertularella acutidentata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Sertularellidae
Genus: Sertularella
Species:
S. acutidentata
Binomial name
Sertularella acutidentata
Billard, 1919 [1]

Sertularella acutidentata is a branching colonial hydroid in the family Sertulariidae. [2] It forms delicate, tree-like colonies and lives in marine environments, where it feeds on tiny plankton using stinging cells.

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Description

This hydroid grows to 4.5 cm.


Distribution

Described from eastern Indonesia; collected by the Dutch Siboga Expedition.

References

  1. ↑ Billard A. (1919). Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles de Sertularella de l'expédition de "Siboga". Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. 58, Notes et Revue: 18-23., page 20, fig. 1E, 2
  2. ↑ Schuchert, P. (2018). World Hydrozoa Database. Sertularella acutidentata Billard, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-13


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