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Coryne muscoides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Medusozoa

Order
  
Anthomedusae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Class
  
Hydrozoa

Suborder
  
Capitata

Similar
  
Coryne eximia, Corynidae, Halecium, Sertularella, Aglaophenia

Coryne muscoides is a species of athecate hydroid belonging to the family Corynidae. It is a species of the north east Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. This is a many-branched rose-coloured hydroid, up to 15 cm tall with distinctive ringed stems and branches. Each branch ends with a cluster of knobbed tentacles. It can be found in deep rock pools and attached to large seaweeds.

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Coryne muscoides Wikipedia