Ectopleura larynx
Description: A young hydranth of Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)(Anthomedusae, Tubulariidae) next to Coryne muscoides (Linnaeus, 1761) taken near Marseille (Mediterranean). The picture covers about 12 mm. Ectopleura larynx has two whorls of filiform tentacles, but nevertheless belongs to the Capitata
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Source: http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/mhng/hydrozoa/hydrozoa-directory.htm
Author: Schuchert, Peter
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WoRMS Taxa on this image:
Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
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