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Seafan hydroid

Solanderia gracilis Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The seafan hydroid (Solanderia gracilis) is a species in the family Solanderiidae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about the seafan hydroid

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 seafan hydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the seafan 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 seafan hydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familySolanderiidae
  6. genusSolanderia
  7. SpeciesSolanderia gracilis Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Black fan-shaped hydroidEnglish
  • Hydraire-éventailFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the seafan hydroid

Other species in the same genus Solanderia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the seafan hydroid?

The seafan hydroid (Solanderia gracilis) belongs to the family Solanderiidae in the order Anthoathecata.

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). Seafan hydroid (Solanderia gracilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seafan-hydroid

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“Seafan hydroid (Solanderia gracilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seafan-hydroid.

BibTeX
@misc{seafan_hydroid_2026,
  title = {Seafan hydroid (Solanderia gracilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seafan-hydroid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}