Pycnotheca mirabilis
Pycnotheca mirabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Leptothecata |
Family: | Kirchenpaueriidae |
Genus: | Pycnotheca |
Species: | P. mirabilis |
Binomial name | |
Pycnotheca mirabilis (Allman, 1883) | |
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Pycnotheca mirabilis, The feathery hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Kirchenpaueriidae.[1] Feathery hydroids are often white and grow in crowded colonies resembling upright feathers. The stems may grow to 3 cm in total height. The reproductive bodies are found at the base of the stems and resemble beehives.[2]
This colonial animal is found off the South African coast from False Bay to KwaZulu-Natal, as well as around the Indo-Pacific rim and Vema Seamount. It lives from the subtidal to 50 m under water.[2] This species eats microplankton.[2]
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