Kingdom Animalia Subclass Leptolinae Family Hydractiniidae Phylum Cnidaria | Class Hydrozoa Order Anthomedusae Genus Clava
Gmelin, 1788 Rank Species | |
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Similar Laomedea, Dynamena, Sertularia cupressina, Facelina bostoniensis, Haliclystus octoradiatus |
Clava multicornis
Clava multicornis is a species of athecate hydroid belonging to the family Hydractiniidae. It is currently the only accepted member of the genus Clava.
This is a coastal species found on both sides of the north Atlantic. It appears as a group of pink or red "stems" (hydrocauli), up to 25 mm tall, with distinctively clubbed ends bearing thread-like tentacles. It can be found on rocks but is most often seen attached to seaweed, especially brown seaweeds such as Ascophyllum and Fucus.
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