Thuiaria thuja

Thuiaria thuja
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Sertulariidae
Genus: Thuiaria
Species:
T. thuja
Binomial name
Thuiaria thuja
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Sertularia thuja Linnaeus, 1758
  • Biseriaria thuja Linnaeus, 1758
  • Thujaria thuja Leloup, 1933
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Thuiaria thuja, commonly known as the bottle-brush hydroid,[1][2][3] is a species of Thuiaria in the Sertulariidae family.

Distribution

Thuiaria thuja is a circumpolar species, found in high-latitude regions, like the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Canada, the United States, and Russia;[1][2][3] and low-latitude regions, like Namibia.[1][2]

Description

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Thuiaria thuja (Linnaeus, 1758)".
  2. 1 2 3 "Bottle-brush hydroid (Thuiaria thuja) - MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network". www.marlin.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  3. 1 2 "Thuiaria thuja: Bottle-brush hydroid". species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 2026-07-31.