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Sea beard

Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The sea beard (Nemertesia antennina) is a species in the family Plumulariidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the sea beard

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 beard live?

Not recorded

Is the sea beard 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 beard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyPlumulariidae
  6. genusNemertesia
  7. SpeciesNemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Antennularia antennina, Antennularia cruciata, Antennularia indivisa, Antennularia irregularis, Antennularia pentasticha, Antennularia perrieri var. antennoides, Antennularia pinnata, Nemeresia pinnata, Nemertesia antennina, Nemertesia antennina irregularis, Nemertesia antennina var. irregularis, Nemertesia irregularis, Nemertesia perrieri var. antennoides, Nemertesia pierrieri antennoides, Nemertesia pierrieri var. antennoides, Nemertesia pinnata, Nemertsia antennina, Sertularia antennina

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Antenna hydroidEnglish
  • MeerbartGerman
  • hydraire antenneFrench
  • クルマハネガヤJapanese
  • zeebaardDutch
  • AntennenpolypGerman
  • MeerfarnGerman
  • gewone zeesprietDutch
  • KranspoliepDutch
  • zeesprietDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea beard

Other species in the same genus Nemertesia.

Hydroid

Nemertesia ramosa

PlumulariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea beard?

The sea beard (Nemertesia antennina) belongs to the family Plumulariidae in the order Leptothecata.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea beard (Nemertesia antennina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-beard

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BibTeX
@misc{sea_beard_2026,
  title = {Sea beard (Nemertesia antennina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-beard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}