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Hydroid

Obelia longissima (Pallas, 1766)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The hydroid (Obelia longissima) is a species in the family Campanulariidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the hydroid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the hydroid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyCampanulariidae
  6. genusObelia
  7. SpeciesObelia longissima (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms Campanularia fasciculata, Campanularia flabellata, Gonothyraea longissima, Laomedea flabellata, Laomedea longissima, Obelia flabellata, Obelia nigra, Sertularia longissima

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Black sea hydrozoanEnglish
  • pohárovka dlouháCzech
  • Lang klokkepolypDanish
  • Grande obélieFrench
  • 긴혹히드라Korean
  • zeedraadDutch
  • Hydraire à tige foncéeFrench
  • lange zeedraadDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hydroid

Other species in the same genus Obelia.

Kelp fur

Obelia geniculata

CampanulariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hydroid?

The hydroid (Obelia longissima) belongs to the family Campanulariidae in the order Leptothecata.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hydroid (Obelia longissima). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/obelia-longissima

MLA

“Hydroid (Obelia longissima).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/obelia-longissima.

BibTeX
@misc{obelia_longissima_2026,
  title = {Hydroid (Obelia longissima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/obelia-longissima},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}