Bougainvillia britannica

Bougainvillia britannica

Classification

Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Bougainvilliidae

Bougainvillia britannica is a marine invertebrate, a species of hydroid in the suborder Anthomedusae. Description The polyp grows singly from a stolon or has a few branches. It has long pedicels and medusa buds develop in clusters on branched stalks.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 3

Sources and credits

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Bougainvillia britannica

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