Zyzzyzus floridanus
| Zyzzyzus floridanus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Anthoathecata |
| Family: | Tubulariidae |
| Genus: | Zyzzyzus |
| Species: | Z. floridanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zyzzyzus floridanus Petersen, 1990
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Zyzzyzus floridanus is a species of marine hydrozoan in the family Tubulariidae.[1] The hydroids grow to 2.2-4.4 mm high, and its 8-15 oral tentacles are 0.15-0.28 mm long. It is a transparent white colour.[2]
Distribution
Z. floridanus is found in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of the United States and Canada.[3] Specimens were found west of Long Reef in Miami, United States, at a depth of 2 m (6 ft 7 in) embedded in the sponge Callyspongia aculeata.[2]
References
- ^ "Zyzzyzus floridanus Petersen, 1990". Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database.
- ^ a b Carlos J.A. Campos; Alvaro Esteves Migotto; Antonio Carlos Marques (October 2007). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Zyzzyzus Stechow, 1921 (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Tubulariidae)". Zootaxa. 1627 (1627): 1–22. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1627.1.1. Retrieved 2025-09-02 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Zyzzyzus floridanus". sealifebase.ca.