Tubularia

Tubularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Anthomedusae
Family:	Tubulariidae
Genus:	Tubularia Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Tubularia acadiae Tubularia amoyensis Tubularia asymmetrica Tubularia aurea Tubularia couthouyi Tubularia harrimani Tubularia hodgsoni Tubularia indivisa Tubularia longstaffi Tubularia regalis

Tubularia is a genus of hydroids that 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]

External links

• New Jersey Scuba Diver - Plant-like Animals
• Marine Life Encyclopedia
• MBL Marine Organisms Database page

Notes

1. ↑ "Cnidaria-Sea Anemones and Hydroids". Retrieved 2007-02-19.