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Amphisbetia furcata Surfgrass Hydroid, Furry Hydroid

Amphisbetia furcatais commonly referred to as Surfgrass Hydroid, Furry Hydroid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Sertularia furcata, Surfgrass Hydroid Colonies.2018


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lexID:
13978 
AphiaID:
585718 
Scientific:
Amphisbetia furcata 
German:
Pelziger Hydroid 
English:
Surfgrass Hydroid, Furry Hydroid 
Category:
Jellyfish  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Sertulariidae (Family) > Amphisbetia (Genus) > furcata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Trask, ), 1857 
Occurrence:
Canada , Gulf of California, Japan, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 
Sea depth:
- 472 Meter 
Size:
up to 0.39" (1 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 71.6 °F (°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Plankton, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Amphisbetia avia
  • Amphisbetia bicuspidata
  • Amphisbetia bidens
  • Amphisbetia bispinosa
  • Amphisbetia brevis
  • Amphisbetia elegans
  • Amphisbetia episcopus
  • Amphisbetia fasciculata
  • Amphisbetia furcata
    Pelziger Hydroid
  • Amphisbetia geminata
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-07-02 19:32:44 

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Amphisbetia furcata (Trask, 1857)

This small colonial hydroid grow to 1 cm tall and can be found usually on pieces of surf gras (Phyllospadix spp.). The hydroid colonies cover to form a furry elonated structure.

Surfgrass hydroid is abundant where the surfgrass is found on exposed outer coastlines .

Synonymised names:
Sertularia furcata Trask, 1857 (basionym)

External links

  1. Biodiversity of The Central Coast (en). Abgerufen am 02.07.2021.
  2. JTMD (Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris) species database (en). Abgerufen am 02.07.2021.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 02.07.2021.

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Sertularia furcata, Surfgrass Hydroid Colonies.2018

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