Plumularia setacea

Plumularia setacea, the plumed hydroid or little sea bristle, is a colonial hydrozoan in the family Plumulariidae and is found worldwide.[1] It lives from the shore to 430m under water.[2]

Plumularia setacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Plumulariidae
Genus: Plumularia
Species:
P. setacea
Binomial name
Plumularia setacea
Synonyms
  • Plumularia corrugata Nutting, 1900
  • Plumularia diploptera Totton, 1930
  • Polyplumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sertularia setacea Linnaeus, 1758

Description

Plumed hydroids are creamy yellow to brown and have feathery stems. The stems may grow to 2 cm in total height. The reproductive bodies are smooth and oval.[2]

Ecology

This species eats microplankton.[2]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. Millard, N.A.H. 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 68:1-513


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