Coquina hydroid

Lovenella gracilis

Classification

Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Lovenellidae

The epibiotic hydroid (Lovenella gracilis) is a benthic species within the Cnidaria phylum which is distributed throughout the Western Atlantic Ocean. Description Lovenella gracilis are colonial animals that form erect colonies, on hard surfaces using a hydrorhiza, stem-like structure, and reach a maximum height of around 2. 3 mm.

Distribution

Coquina hydroid — (c) Austin Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 8

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Austin Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLovenella gracilis, Wikipedia contributors

Coquina hydroid

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