Aglaophenia struthionides
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Leptothecata |
Family: | Aglaopheniidae |
Genus: | Aglaophenia |
Species: | A. struthionides
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Binomial name | |
Aglaophenia struthionides (Murray, 1860)
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Aglaophenia struthionides, the ostrich plume hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae.[1] It is found in tide pools and on rocky shores on the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to approximately San Diego.[1] Ostrich plume hydroid is brown or beige, and can grow up to 12 cm tall.[1] This species was first described by Andrew Murray in 1860.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Russo, Ron; Olhausen, Pam (1981). Pacific Intertidal Life: A guide to organisms of rocky reefs and tide pools of the Pacific Coast. AdventureKEEN. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-912550-32-9.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aglaophenia struthionides (Murray, 1860)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.