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Haliscera conica

Haliscera conica

Classification

Haliscera conica is a species of hydrozoan belonging to the family Halicreatidae. Description Umbrella up to 18 mm, with very thick, bluntly conical projection; 64-72 marginal tentacles in adults; 8-9 tentacles and 2 statocysts in each octant; the base of tentacles surrounded by broad thickening of marginal cnidocyst tissue; gonads oval, well separated from manubrium in the middle portion of 8 broad radial canals.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Portugal · 6United States of America · 4