Haliscera conica
| Haliscera conica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Trachymedusae |
| Family: | Halicreatidae |
| Genus: | Haliscera |
| Species: | H. conica |
| Binomial name | |
| Haliscera conica Vanhöffen, 1902 | |
Haliscera conica is a species of hydrozoan belonging to the family Halicreatidae.[1]
Description
Umbrella up to 18 mm, with very thick, bluntly conical projection; 64-72 marginal tentacles in adults; 8-9 tentacles and 2 statocysts in each octant; the base of tentacles surrounded by broad thickening of marginal cnidocyst tissue; gonads oval, well separated from manubrium in the middle portion of 8 broad radial canals.
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species (2014)- Haliscera conica Vanhöffen, 1902". marinespecies.org.