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Distribution: Along the Norwegian coast, P. crocea is registered North of Hordaland.

Characteristics: The umbrella may reach a height and diameter of 25 millimeter. Typical for this species is the yellow (saffron) colored gonads. It has four radial canals and approximately 64 tentacles. The hydroid life-cycle stage of this species is unknown.

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(Selva - The Trondheim fjord / 4 meters / 1.15.2010)

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Hydrozoa

Order: Leptothecata

Suborder: Conica

Family: Laodiceidae

Scientific name: Ptychogena crocea

 

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