Monocoryne colonialis Colonial Hydroid

Monocoryne colonialis is commonly referred to as Colonial Hydroid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17744 

AphiaID:

393901 

Scientific:

Monocoryne colonialis 

German:

Kolonialer Kandelaber Hydroid 

English:

Colonial Hydroid 

Category:

Hydrozoa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Candelabridae (Family) > Monocoryne (Genus) > colonialis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Brinckmann-Voss & Lindner, 2008 

Occurrence:

Alaska East Coast USA, Aleutian Islands, British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, North Pacific (Ocean) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• Monocoryne bracteata
• 
  Monocoryne colonialis
  Kolonialer Kandelaber Hydroid
• Monocoryne gigantea
• Monocoryne minor

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-22 12:31:09 

Last edit:

2025-09-22 12:41:24 

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