Haliscera conica explained

Haliscera conica is a species of hydrozoan belonging to the family Halicreatidae.[1]

Description

Umbrella up to 18 mm, with very thick, bluntly conical projection; 64-72 marginal tentacles in adults; 8-9 tentacles and 2 statocysts in each octant; the base of tentacles surrounded by broad thickening of marginal cnidocyst tissue; gonads oval, well separated from manubrium in the middle portion of 8 broad radial canals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species (2014)- Haliscera conica Vanhöffen, 1902. marinespecies.org.