Plumularia setacea

Plumularia setacea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Leptothecata
Family:	Plumulariidae
Genus:	Plumularia
Species:	P. setacea
Binomial name
	Plumularia setacea; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Plumularia corrugata Nutting, 1900; Plumularia diploptera Totton, 1930; Polyplumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758); Sertularia setacea Linnaeus, 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]

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

^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)". 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

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[Millard-2] Millard, N.A.H. 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 68:1-513

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