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doubletoothed hydroid

Obelia bidentata

Classification

Obelia dichotoma is a broadly distributed, mainly marine but sometimes freshwater, colonial hydrozoan in the order Leptothecata that forms regular branching stems and a distinctive hydrotheca. O. dichotoma can be found in climates from the arctic to the tropics in protected waters such as marshes and creeks but not near open coasts like beaches in depths up to 250 m.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Belgium · 118Netherlands · 82Germany · 13