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Clava multicornis

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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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Clava multicornis Wikipedia