Image of Hydractinia laevispina Fraser 1922

Description:
This closeup view shows partly expanded polyps, which are about 0.5 mm diameter. Several of these polyps have more than 8 tentacles. Note also the blunt, short, slightly curved spines arising from the stolon mat between the polyps. A few of the smallest polyps may be dactylozooids.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Cnidaria (cnidarians)
- Hydrozoa (hydrozoans)
- Hydroidolina
- Anthoathecata
- Filifera
- Hydractiniidae
- Hydractinia
- Hydractinia laevispina
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