Sertularia sp. :Race Rocks Taxonomy: Photomicrography of Dr. Anita Brinckmann-Voss

Stem up to 20 cm long, with the colony having the appearance of a thin bottlebrush. It is found in the same location as Tubularia regalis, the floor of the cave at Swordfish island – near Race Rocks.

 

Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Order Leptothecata (=Leptomedusae)
Family Sertulariidae
Genus Sertularia
Species sp.
Common Name:

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