Bushy Wineglass Hydroids [Obelia]

Bushy Wineglass Hydroids
Description

Obelia creates bushy, branching clumps covered with tiny wine-glass-shaped polyps. Divers may spot them in sheltered areas where they catch the light, giving the colony a neat, textured look as it waves in the flow.

Species
Obelia alternata

Obelia alternata

Doubletoothed Hydroid
Doubletoothed Hydroid

Obelia bidentata

Obelia castellata

Obelia castellata

Sea Thread Hydroid
Sea Thread Hydroid

Obelia dichotoma

Obelia diversa

Obelia diversa

Bell Hydroid
Bell Hydroid

Obelia geniculata

Obelia hyalina

Obelia hyalina

Obelia irregularis

Obelia irregularis

Hydroid
Hydroid

Obelia longissima

Obelia oxydentata

Obelia oxydentata

Obelia pseudodichotoma

Obelia pseudodichotoma

Obelia spinulosa

Obelia spinulosa

Obelia spongicola

Obelia spongicola

Obelia striata

Obelia striata

Obelia tenuis

Obelia tenuis

Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidarians
Cnidaria
Class Hydroids
Hydrozoa
Order Leptothecate hydroids
Leptothecata
Family Campanulariidae
Campanulariidae
Statistics
  • Species 15