Generalised illustration of a hydroid with labels indicating major body parts.

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Lytocarpia phyteuma (Kirchenpauer, 1876), Hydroid

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific.

Habitat

Subtidal, epizoic on polychaete tubes.

More Information

Animal Type

Anemones & allies
Animal SubType

Hydroids
Habitats

Marine
Diet

Plankton or Particles
Diet Categories

Plankton
Endemicity

Recorded in Australia
Commercial

No
Water Column Locations

On or near seafloor
Taxon Name

Lytocarpia phyteuma
Scientific Author

(Kirchenpauer, 1876)
Common Name

Hydroid
Phylum

Cnidaria
Class

Hydrozoa
Family

Aglaopheniidae
Genus

Lytocarpia
Species Name

phyteuma

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Watson, J. (2015) Lytocarpia phyteuma Hydroid in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/14007
Accessed 25 March 2025

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J. Watson Consultant with expertise in hydroid taxonomy and Honorary Associate at Museums Victoria until 2021.

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Commercial

Water Column Locations

Taxon Name

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