(van Beneden, 1844)

Umbrella 2-3 mm high, bell nearly spherical, mesoglea very thick, especially in apical region; apical canal sometimes present; mouth rim with cnidocysts; 4 tentacles with large basal bulbs and prominent round abaxial cnidocyst clusters.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Subphylum Medusozoa
Superclass Hydrozoa
Class Hydroidomedusae
Subclass Anthomedusae
Order Capitata
Suborder Tubulariida
Family Tubulariidae
Genus Ectopleura
Species Ectopleura dumortieri

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Ectopleura dumortieri (Van Beneden, 1844)

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