Zygophylax pinnata

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Zygophylax pinnata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Zygophylacidae
Genus: Zygophylax
Species:
Z. pinnata
Binomial name
Zygophylax pinnata
(G.O. Sars, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
  • Halecium robustum Verrill, 1873
  • Lafoea halecioides Allman, 1874
  • Lafoea pinnata G.O. Sars, 1874
  • Lictorella halecioides (Allman, 1874)
  • Lictorella pinnata (G.O. Sars, 1874)
  • Lictorella pinnata var. annelata Pictet & Bedot, 1900

Zygophylax pinnata is a species of cnidaria in the family Zygophylacidae. The species is carnivorous. Individuals can get up to 270 µm. They also reproduce asexually.[2]

The species occurs in northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean, the western parts of Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.[3] In the Barents Sea the species occurs in the bathyal zone in low temperatures.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schuchert, P. (2021). "Zygophylax pinnata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Zygophylax pinnata" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. ^ "Zygophylax pinnata". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ^ Herman, Yvonne (2012-12-06). The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Geology, and Biology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-4613-0677-1.