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Kirchenpaueria sp.
Leptothecata
Hydrozoa
Anjali Rangnekar (2014) 


 

 

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Summary


Physical Description and Anatomy


Ecology


Life History & Behaviour


Evolution & Systematics


Biogeographic Distribution


References & Links

Ecology

Most of the species under the Plumularioidea family are found in calm coastal or intertidal waters. Sometimes found attached to a substratum, they attach to other organisms including hydroids as well. They are usually found in reef flats and coral zones. (Bonnett, 2004)


Nudibranch on a Kirchenpaueria pinnata 
The specimen studied was found on the reef crest at Heron Island, and kept under observation in the aquarium at the University of Queensland. 

Classification

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