horsetail hydroid

Rhizocaulus verticillatus

Classification

Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Campanulariidae

There are 302 species of cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria) recorded in Ireland. The cnidarians' distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick.

Distribution

horsetail hydroid — (c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 15

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionList of cnidarians of Ireland, Wikipedia contributors

horsetail hydroid

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