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Sea nettle

Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The sea nettle (Pennaria disticha) is a species in the family Pennariidae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about the sea nettle

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 sea nettle live?

Not recorded

Is the sea nettle 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 sea nettle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyPennariidae
  6. genusPennaria
  7. SpeciesPennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820

Synonyms Amalthaea amoebigera, Corydendrium splendidum, Eucoryne elegans, Euphysa globator, Globiceps tiarella, Halocordyle cooperi, Halocordyle disticha, Halocordyle disticha australis, Halocordyle disticha var. australis, Halocordyle fragilis, Pennaria adamsia, Pennaria australis, Pennaria caulini, Pennaria cavolinii, Pennaria distachia, Pennaria gibbosa, Pennaria inornata, Pennaria pacifica, Pennaria rosea, Pennaria symmetrica, Pennaria tiarella

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Christmas tree hydroidEnglish
  • Feather hydroidEnglish
  • Feathered hydroidEnglish
  • Sea fern hydroidEnglish
  • hydromedúzka pérovitáCzech
  • FedermoosGerman
  • Hydraire des amarresFrench
  • Felce di mareItalian
  • ハネウミヒドラJapanese
  • 두줄깃털히드라Korean
  • Pluma-do-marPortuguese
  • 分離羽螅Chinese
  • SeenesselGerman
  • Weihnachtsbaum-HydrozonGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea nettle

Other species in the same genus Pennaria.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea nettle?

The sea nettle (Pennaria disticha) belongs to the family Pennariidae in the order Anthoathecata.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea nettle (Pennaria disticha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pennaria-disticha

MLA

“Sea nettle (Pennaria disticha).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pennaria-disticha.

BibTeX
@misc{pennaria_disticha_2026,
  title = {Sea nettle (Pennaria disticha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pennaria-disticha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}