Fibre-optic hydroid, fern hydroid • Abietinaria greenei
Photo by Bridget Woods
Identification
This colonial animal belongs to Class Hydrozoa. It grows in thick, bushy clumps straight stems that may or may not branch. The branch tips are lighter and reflective, hence the "fibre-optic" common name.
Habitat & Range
The fibre-optic hydroid grows on rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal of current-swept shorelines. Its range extends from northern Alaska to southern California. It is also reported in Siberia.
Check SeaLifeBase for further taxonomic information on this species.
This colonial animal belongs to Class Hydrozoa. It grows in thick, bushy clumps straight stems that may or may not branch. The branch tips are lighter and reflective, hence the "fibre-optic" common name.
Habitat & Range
The fibre-optic hydroid grows on rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal of current-swept shorelines. Its range extends from northern Alaska to southern California. It is also reported in Siberia.
Check SeaLifeBase for further taxonomic information on this species.
References
Abietinaria greenei (Murray, 1860). SeaLifeBase. Accessed 26/11/2014.
Harbo, R. M. (1999). Whelks to whales: Coastal marine life of the Pacific Northwest [revised]. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. P. 45
Lamb, A., and Hanby, B. (2005). Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest [electronic version]. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing.
Authors and editors of page
Kelly Fretwell and Brian Starzomsi (2014).
Abietinaria greenei (Murray, 1860). SeaLifeBase. Accessed 26/11/2014.
Harbo, R. M. (1999). Whelks to whales: Coastal marine life of the Pacific Northwest [revised]. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. P. 45
Lamb, A., and Hanby, B. (2005). Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest [electronic version]. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing.
Authors and editors of page
Kelly Fretwell and Brian Starzomsi (2014).
