Aglaophenia struthionides

Aglaophenia struthionides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Aglaopheniidae
Genus: Aglaophenia
Species:
A. struthionides
Binomial name
Aglaophenia struthionides
(Murray, 1860)

Aglaophenia struthionides, the ostrich plume hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae. It is found in tide pools and on rocky shores on the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to approximately San Diego. Ostrich plume hydroid is brown or beige, and can grow up to 12 cm tall. This species was first described by Andrew Murray in 1860.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Russo, Ron; Olhausen, Pam (1981). Pacific Intertidal Life: A guide to organisms of rocky reefs and tide pools of the Pacific Coast. AdventureKEEN. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-912550-32-9.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aglaophenia struthionides (Murray, 1860)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.