feather hydroid

Pennaria disticha

Classification

Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Pennariidae

Pennaria disticha, also known as the Christmas tree hydroid, is a species of athecate hydroid in the family Pennariidae. Colonies are common in the Mediterranean Sea growing on rocks close to the surface. This species has been used in research into prey capture.

Distribution

feather hydroid — (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Spain · 290France · 191Italy · 18

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe · CC-BY DescriptionPennaria disticha, Wikipedia contributors

feather hydroid

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