Stinging hydroid (species: Pachyrhynchia cuppressina) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pachyrhynchia cuppressina
Stinging hydroid


©Anne Hoggett: Pachyrhynchia cuppressina at Lizard Island

©Barbara Banks: Pachyrhynchia cuppressina at Lizard Island. The small oval objects are reproductive structures called corbulae (singular: corbula).

©Barbara Banks: Pachyrhynchia cuppressina at Lizard Island with a closer view of the corbulae.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Order Leptothecata
Family Aglaopheniidae
Genus Pachyrhynchia
Species Pachyrhynchia cuppressina

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

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.