Stinging hydrozoan (species: Aglaophenia cupressina) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Aglaophenia cupressina
Stinging hydrozoan


©Anne: Stinging hydroid at Lizard Island

©Anne: Aglaophenia cupressina on the reef flat at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island.

©David Witherall and Nicolas Voutnis: Stinging hydrozoan (Aglaophenia cupressina) Upolu Reef, Ocean Freedom

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Order Leptothecata
Family Aglaopheniidae
Genus Aglaophenia
Species Aglaophenia cupressina
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Extremely common

Web resources

References

  • Mather, P. and I. Bennett (1993). A Coral Reef Handbook: A guide to the geology, flora and fauna of the Great Barrier Reef Surrey Beatty and Sons Pty Ltd, Chipping Norton NSW. ISBN: 0-949324-47-7.
  • Pichon, M. and J. Morrissey (1981). Benthic zonation and community structure of South Island Reef, Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef), Bulletin of Marine Science, 31(3): 581-593. LIRS catalog number 78.