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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[1]

Ecology[]

This species has a sting which may cause swelling of the affected area in humans.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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 on Sealife Collection

[Millard-1] 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.

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