Bushy Wineglass Hydroids [Obelia]
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
Obelia bidentata
Obelia castellata
Obelia castellata
Sea Thread Hydroid
Obelia dichotoma
Obelia diversa
Obelia diversa
Bell Hydroid
Obelia geniculata
Obelia hyalina
Obelia hyalina
Obelia irregularis
Obelia irregularis
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