- Tubularia
Taxobox
name = Tubularian Hydroids
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Cnidaria
classis =Hydrozoa
ordo =Hydroida
familia =Tubulariidae
genus = "Tubularia"
genus_authority =Linnaeus , 1758|Tubularian hydroids ("Tubularia spp.") appear to be furry pink tufts or balls at the end of long strings, thus causing them to be sometimes be called "pink-mouthed" or "pink-hearted"
hydroids . "T. larynx" is described as:The stems are tubular, with a yellowish coloured
tegument and are branched at the base. The polyp colour is pale pink through to red, and consists of a central circlet of oral tentacles surrounded by paler but larger aboral tentacles.Cite web|url=http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D1450|title=Cnidaria-Sea Anemones and Hydroids|accessdate=2007-02-19]External links
* [http://www.njscuba.net/biology/sw_plant-like.html#Hydroids New Jersey Scuba Diver - Plant-like Animals]
* [http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D1450 Marine Life Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.mbl.edu/marine_org/marine_org.php?func=detail&myID=BX10002 MBL Marine Organisms Database page]Notes
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