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Sea thread hydroid

Obelia dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The sea thread hydroid (Obelia dichotoma) is a species in the family Campanulariidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the sea thread hydroid

Weight
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Lifespan
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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 thread hydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the sea thread 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 sea thread hydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyCampanulariidae
  6. genusObelia
  7. SpeciesObelia dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Campanularia brasiliensis, Campanularia caulini, Campanularia cavolinii, Campanularia cheloniae, Campanularia dichotoma, Campanularia maior, Campanularia obtusidens, Campanularia sinuosa, Eucope articulata, Eucope parasitica, Gonothyraea integra, Laomedea dichotoma, Laomedea divaricata, Laomedea gracilis, Laomedea plicata, Laomedea sargassi, Lomedea gracilis, Obelia adelungi, Obelia angulosa, Obelia arruensis, Obelia articulata, Obelia australis, Obelia biserialis, Obelia borealis, Obelia braziliensis, Obelia cheloniae, Obelia chinensis, Obelia commissuralis, Obelia congdoni, Obelia coughtreyi, Obelia dichotoma, Obelia dubia, Obelia equilateralis, Obelia everta, Obelia fragilis, Obelia gracilis, Obelia griffini, Obelia helgolandica, Obelia nigrocaulus, Obelia nodosa, Obelia obtusidens, Obelia plicata, Obelia pygmaea, Obelia racemosa, Obelia rhunicola, Obelia sinuosa, Obelia solowetzkiana, Obelia surcularis, Obelia undotheca, Schizocladium ramosum, Sertularia dichotoma

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Thin-walled obeliaEnglish
  • Gegabelter GlockenpolypGerman
  • シナオベリアJapanese
  • 갈래혹히드라Korean
  • ZeedraadDutch
  • ヤセオベリアJapanese
  • gespletene zeedraadDutch
  • lange zeedraadDutch
  • Veelvertakte zeedraadDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea thread hydroid

Other species in the same genus Obelia.

Kelp fur

Obelia geniculata

CampanulariidaeNo free photo yet

Hydroid

Obelia longissima

CampanulariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea thread hydroid?

The sea thread hydroid (Obelia dichotoma) belongs to the family Campanulariidae in the order Leptothecata.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea thread hydroid (Obelia dichotoma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-thread-hydroid

MLA

“Sea thread hydroid (Obelia dichotoma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-thread-hydroid.

BibTeX
@misc{sea_thread_hydroid_2026,
  title = {Sea thread hydroid (Obelia dichotoma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-thread-hydroid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}