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Aglaophenia tubulifera Aglaophenia tubulifera

Aglaophenia tubulifera is commonly referred to as Aglaophenia tubulifera. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6491 
AphiaID:
117285 
Scientific:
Aglaophenia tubulifera 
German:
Gelber Federpolyp 
English:
Aglaophenia Tubulifera 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Aglaopheniidae (Family) > Aglaophenia (Genus) > tubulifera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hincks, ), 1861 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Brazil, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea 
Size:
1.97" - 2.76" (5cm - 7cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
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:
  • Aglaophenia acacia
  • Aglaophenia acanthocarpa
  • Aglaophenia amoyensis
  • Aglaophenia bakeri
  • Aglaophenia bicornuta
  • Aglaophenia billardi
  • Aglaophenia bilobidentata
  • Aglaophenia brachiata
  • Aglaophenia calamus
  • Aglaophenia carinifera
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-12-09 18:07:34 

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(Hincks, 1861)

Widespread from the British Isles to the Mediterranean.

Aglaophenia tubulifera contains zooxanthelles and catches zooplancton.

Typically 5-7 cm in height.

Colour: Light yellow-brown feathers in clusters

The seaslug Doto lemchei feeds exclusively on this hydroid.

External links

  1. Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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