A sea fir (Aglaophenia kirchenpaueri)
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Researched by | Emily Wilson | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Heller, 1868) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Found around the south-west coasts of England, Wales and Ireland.Global distribution
-Habitat
Found on hard substrata, the seaweed Cystoseira spp. and coralline algae on the lower shore and shallow sublittoral.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Broad, un-branched, pinnate stems, in groups along a basal stolon.
- Hydrothecae slightly broader than long, the rim with nine projecting teeth.
- Very short nematotheca in front of each hydrothecae, and one on each side at the top.
- Each hydrotheca has a prominent internal septum.
- Corbula up to 3 mm long, at base of branch, close to main stem.
- Up to 10 per stem; some of the ribs forming the basket are not fused, leaving open gaps.
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Bibliography
Hayward, P., Nelson-Smith, T. & Shields, C. 1996. Collins pocket guide. Sea shore of Britain and northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Moore, J., 2002. An atlas of marine Biodiversity Action Plan species and habitats and Species of Conservation Concern in Wales, 2nd edn. Report to the Countryside Council for Wales, CCW Contract Science Report no. 509.
Picton, B.E. & Costello, M.J., 1998. BioMar biotope viewer: a guide to marine habitats, fauna and flora of Britain and Ireland. [CD-ROM] Environmental Sciences Unit, Trinity College, Dublin.
Svoboda, A. & Cornelius, P. F. S., 1991. The European and Mediterranean species of Aglaophenia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 274, 72 pp.
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-08
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Last Updated: 16/06/2008