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Tubularian hydroids (Tubularia spp.) appear to be furry pink tufts or balls at the end of long strings, thus causing them to be sometimes be called "pink-mouthed" or "pink-hearted" hydroids. T. larynx is described as:
The stems are tubular, with a yellowish coloured tegument and are branched at the base. The polyp colour is pale pink through to red, and consists of a central circlet of oral tentacles surrounded by paler but larger aboral tentacles.[1]
[edit] External links
- ^ Cnidaria-Sea Anemones and Hydroids. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
