Aglaophenia struthionides
Species of cnidarian
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Aglaophenia struthionides, the ostrich plume hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae.[1] It is found in tide pools and on rocky shores on the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to approximately San Diego.[1] Ostrich plume hydroid is brown or beige, and can grow up to 12 cm tall.[1] This species was first described by Andrew Murray in 1860.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Family: | Aglaopheniidae |
| Genus: | Aglaophenia |
| Species: | A. struthionides |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglaophenia struthionides (Murray, 1860) | |
