Aglaophenia kirchenpaueri

Aglaophenia kirchenpaueri

Classification

Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Aglaopheniidae

There are 302 species of cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria) recorded in Ireland. The cnidarians' distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bernard Picton · CC-BY DescriptionList of cnidarians of Ireland, Wikipedia contributors

Aglaophenia kirchenpaueri

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