Image of Aglaophenia cupressina Lamouroux 1816
Description:
The nematocysts of this hydroid have a very potent sting; the ensuing rash can last for several days. Approach these colonies with care.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Cnidaria (cnidarians)
- Hydrozoa (hydrozoans)
- Hydroidolina
- Leptothecata
- Plumularioidea
- Aglaopheniidae
- Aglaophenia
- Aglaophenia cupressina
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- 2006 California Academy of Sciences
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