Aglaophenia pluma

Aglaophenia pluma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Leptothecata
Family:	Aglaopheniidae
Genus:	Aglaophenia
Species:	A. pluma
Binomial name
	Aglaophenia pluma; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Sertularia pluma Linnaeus, 1758; Plumularia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758); Plumularia cristata Lamarck, 1816;

Aglaophenia pluma, the toothed feather hydroid or podded hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae and is found worldwide. It lives from the shore to 120m under water.

Description

Toothed feather hydroids are upright colonial hydroids with stems which may grow to 3 cm in total height though the colony may be larger. They have unbranched yellow stems and reproductive bodies that resemble pine-cones.

Ecology

This species has a sting which may cause swelling of the affected area in humans.

References

1 2 3 Naomi A. H. Millard, 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 68:1-513
↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

External links

Photos of Aglaophenia pluma in the Sealife Collection

[Millard-1] 1 2 3 Naomi A. H. Millard, 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 68:1-513

[2] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.