(Selva - The Trondheim fjord / 34 meter / 4.29.2005)

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Hydrozoa

Order: Leptothecata

Suborder: Conica

Family: Kirchenpaueriidae

Scientific name: Kirchenpaueria pinnata

 

Norwegian: Sildebeinhydroide

Distribution: Common along the entire Norwegian coast, as far North as Nordland. It is often found on rocky substrate well below the tidal zone, but rarely deeper than 100 meters.

Characteristics: The straight, slender stem can reach a height of 10 cm. The closely spaced branches are alternating to left and right. Each animal is sitting on the upper side of the branch, in contrast to the Herring-bone hydroid.

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