Aglaophenia longicarpa [Aglaophenia longicarpa]
Description
Divers may encounter this hydroid as slender, branching growths that extend outward from a firm base on rocks or man-made structures. Its long, delicate-looking branches can sway slightly with currents, and the colony’s tiny polyps help it capture food drifting by in the water column.
Where To See Aglaophenia longicarpa
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hydroids
Hydrozoa
|
| Order |
Leptothecate hydroids
Leptothecata
|
| Family |
Aglaopheniidae
Aglaopheniidae
|
| Genus |
Feather Hydroids
Aglaophenia
|
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