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Clytia hemisphaerica hydroids

Clytia hemisphaerica is commonly referred to as hydroids. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Clytia hemisphaerica, © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland , Bild aus der Adria


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lexID:
6413 
AphiaID:
117368 
Scientific:
Clytia hemisphaerica 
German:
Hydrozoon 
English:
Hydroids 
Category:
Jellyfish  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Campanulariidae (Family) > Clytia (Genus) > hemisphaerica (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1767 
Occurrence:
the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Azores, Belgium, Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, France, Gulf of Maine, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, Red Sea, South Atlantic, South China Sea, South-Pazific, Tasman Sea, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, Ukraine, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 1135 Meter 
Habitats:
Epibiont (living on other organisms), Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 0.39" (1 cm) 
Temperature:
5,0 °F - 25,0 °F (5,0°C - 25,0°C) 
Food:
Plankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Clytia ambigua
  • Clytia arborescens
  • Clytia brevicyatha
  • Clytia brunescens
  • Clytia colombiana
  • Clytia crenata
  • Clytia crucifera
  • Clytia delicatula
  • Clytia discoida
  • Clytia edentula
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-07 09:32:00 

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Clytia hemisphaerica (Linnaeus, 1767)

This small hydroid often grows on the stems of other hydroids and on red algae. The stems maybe branched or unbranched.The nudibranch Hancockia uncinata feeds on this hydroid.

Synonymised names
Campanularia acuta Stechow, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia attenuata Stechow, 1919 · unaccepted (invalid junior homonym of C....)
Campanularia brachycaulis Stechow, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia coronata Clarke, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia edwardsi Nutting, 1901 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Campanularia gegenbauri Sars, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia gigantea Hincks, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia hemisphaerica (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Campanularia johnstoni Alder, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia minuta Nutting, 1901 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia raridentata Alder in Hincks, 1861 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia serrulata Bale, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia villafrancensis Stechow, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia volubiliformis M. Sars, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia (Trochopyxis) bicophoba L. Agassiz, 1862 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (possible synonym)
Clytia bicophora Agassiz, 1862 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (spelling variant)
Clytia compressa Totton, 1930 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Clytia coronata (Clarke, 1879) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia edwardsi (Nutting, 1901) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (possible synonym)
Clytia gigantea (Hincks, 1866) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia grayi Nutting, 1901 · unaccepted (syonym)
Clytia inconspicua (Forbes, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia johnstoni (Alder, 1856) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia laevis Weismann, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia languida (A. Agassiz, 1862) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia minuta (Nutting, 1901) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia obeliformis Stechow, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia phosphorica (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia raridentata (Alder in Hincks, 1861) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clytia serrulata (Bale, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia similis Fraser, 1947 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia simplex Congdon, 1907 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia urnigera Lamouroux, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia viridicans (Leuckart, 1956) · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Epenthesis bicophora (L. Agassiz, 1862) · unaccepted
Eucope affinis Gegenbaur, 1857 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Eucope variabilis Claus, 1864 · unaccepted (synonyom)
Laomedea gigantea (Hincks, 1866) · unaccepted (synonym)
Laomedea villafrancensis (Stechow, 1919) · unaccepted (synonym)
Medusa hemisphaerica Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (basionym)
Oceania languida A. Agassiz, 1862 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Oceania magnifica Mayer, 1900 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Oceania phosphorica Péron & Lesueur, 1810 · unaccepted (basionym)
Phialidium bicophorum (L. Agassiz, 1862) · unaccepted (synonym)
Phialidium hemisphaericum (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Phialidium languidum (A. Agassiz, 1862) · unaccepted
Phialidium minutum (Nutting, 1901) · unaccepted (synonym)
Phialidium variabile (Claus, 1864) · unaccepted (synonym)
Phialidium viridicans Leuckart, 1856 · unaccepted (basionym)
Thaumantias achroa Cobbold, 1858 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias hemispherica (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Thaumantias inconspicua Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias lineata Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias pileata Forbes, 1841 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias punctata Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias sarnica Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. unterwasser-welt-nordsee (de). Abgerufen am 07.05.2025.
  3. Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.05.2025.

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Hydrozoon (Clytia hemisphaerica)
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Clytia hemisphaerica, © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland , Bild aus der Adria
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