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Ostrichplume hydroid

Aglaophenia struthionides (Murray, 1860)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The ostrichplume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides) is a species in the family Aglaopheniidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the ostrichplume 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 ostrichplume hydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the ostrichplume 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 ostrichplume hydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyAglaopheniidae
  6. genusAglaophenia
  7. SpeciesAglaophenia struthionides (Murray, 1860)

Synonyms Aglaophenia arborea, Plumularia struthionides

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Ostrich plume hydroidEnglish
  • Straußen-FederpolypGerman
  • Straußen-NesselfarnGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ostrichplume hydroid

Other species in the same genus Aglaophenia.

Plume hydroid

Aglaophenia tubulifera

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ostrichplume hydroid?

The ostrichplume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides) belongs to the family Aglaopheniidae in the order Leptothecata.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ostrichplume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ostrichplume-hydroid

MLA

“Ostrichplume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ostrichplume-hydroid.

BibTeX
@misc{ostrichplume_hydroid_2026,
  title = {Ostrichplume hydroid (Aglaophenia struthionides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ostrichplume-hydroid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}