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Sea cypress

Pachyrhynchia cuppressina (Lamouroux, 1816)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The sea cypress (Pachyrhynchia cuppressina) is a species in the family Aglaopheniidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the sea cypress

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 cypress live?

Not recorded

Is the sea cypress 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 cypress classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyAglaopheniidae
  6. genusPachyrhynchia
  7. SpeciesPachyrhynchia cuppressina (Lamouroux, 1816)

Synonyms Aglaophenia cupressina, Aglaophenia macgillivrayi, Plumularia macgillivrayi

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Cypress plume hydroidEnglish
  • Zypressen-FederpolypGerman
  • Hydraires de feuFrench
  • idroide piumatoItalian
  • フトガヤJapanese
  • Zypressen-NesselfarnGerman
  • Felce di mare indo-pacificaItalian
  • Idroide di fuocoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea cypress

Other species in the same family Aglaopheniidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea cypress?

The sea cypress (Pachyrhynchia cuppressina) 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). Sea cypress (Pachyrhynchia cuppressina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-cypress

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“Sea cypress (Pachyrhynchia cuppressina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-cypress.

BibTeX
@misc{sea_cypress_2026,
  title = {Sea cypress (Pachyrhynchia cuppressina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-cypress},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}