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Taxon
Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Nomenclature
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Family: TubulariidaeGenus: Ectopleura
Species:
Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
ringed tubularia
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Synonyms: 20
SUMMARY
Stems increasingly gradually in diameter distally to 0.5 cm. Perisarc thick, smooth with groups of 3-8 annulations; regrowth of broken stems beginning with a new set of annulations. Hydranth 1.2 mm long, 1 mm wide but tentacles not fully extended. Proximal whorl of tentacles a little longer than distal. Gonophores small, spherical, clustered between whorls of tentacles.
Color: Tentacles white, gonophores pink.