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Podded hydroid

Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

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

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Quick facts about the podded hydroid

Weight
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Length
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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 podded hydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the podded 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 podded hydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyAglaopheniidae
  6. genusAglaophenia
  7. SpeciesAglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aglaophenia chalarocarpa, Aglaophenia cristata, Aglaophenia pluma pluma, Aglaophenia pluma var. heteroclita, Aglaophenia pluma var. typica, Plumularia cristata, Plumularia pluma, Plumularia pluma dichotoma, Plumularia pluma var. dichotoma, Sertularia pluma

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Toothed feather hydroidEnglish
  • pohárovka pérovitáCzech
  • Plumule bicoloreFrench
  • piuma di mareItalian
  • 솜털깃히드라Korean
  • zeepluimDutch
  • Pluma-do-marPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the podded hydroid

Other species in the same genus Aglaophenia.

Plume hydroid

Aglaophenia tubulifera

AglaopheniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the podded hydroid?

The podded hydroid (Aglaophenia pluma) belongs to the family Aglaopheniidae 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). Podded hydroid (Aglaophenia pluma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/podded-hydroid

MLA

“Podded hydroid (Aglaophenia pluma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/podded-hydroid.

BibTeX
@misc{podded_hydroid_2026,
  title = {Podded hydroid (Aglaophenia pluma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/podded-hydroid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}