Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Plumularioidea Phylum Cnidaria Rank Species Subclass Leptolinae | Subphylum Medusozoa Family Halopterididae Genus Corhiza Order Leptomedusae | |
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The fine hydroid, Corhiza scotiae, is a delicate colonial hydroid in the family Halopterididae.
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Description
Fine hydroids grow in colonies of long stems with fine brown to black branches. The colonies may grow up to 33cm in height. The gonophores (reproductive bodies) look like small yellowish ovals, growing from the main stem of the colony.
Distribution
This colonial animal is found off the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to East London in 18-120m under water. It is endemic to this region.
Ecology
In this species, male and female forms live on separate colonies. Male gonophores are elongated and have blunt ends. Female gonophores bulge and have blunt lids.
Synonym
The following species is considered a synonym of Corhiza scotiae:
References
Fine hydroid Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA