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Stickyhydroid

Bougainvillia muscus (Allman, 1863)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The stickyhydroid (Bougainvillia muscus) is a species in the family Bougainvilliidae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about the stickyhydroid

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 stickyhydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the stickyhydroid 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 stickyhydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyBougainvilliidae
  6. genusBougainvillia
  7. SpeciesBougainvillia muscus (Allman, 1863)

Synonyms Bougainivillia superciliaris, Bougainvillia alderi, Bougainvillia autumnalis, Bougainvillia autumnalis var. magna, Bougainvillia benedenii, Bougainvillia diplectanos, Bougainvillia fructicosa, Bougainvillia fruticosa, Bougainvillia gibbsi, Bougainvillia maniculata, Bougainvillia nana, Bougainvillia octocilia, Bougainvillia ramosa, Bougainvillia ramosa f. benedenii, Bougainvillia ramosa f. vanbenedeni, Bougainvillia ramosa muscus, Bougainvillia ramosa nana, Bougainvillia ramosa var. minima, Bougainvillia ramosa var. nana, Eudendrium ramosum, Lizusa octocilia, Margelis maniculata, Medusa ocilia, Medusa octocilia, Perigonimus muscus, Perigonymus muscus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Bougainvillia polypEnglish
  • Bougainvillia-PolypGerman
  • ナミエダクラゲJapanese
  • 분지보우갠빌히드라Korean
  • haarpijpjeDutch
  • mungrensmedusaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stickyhydroid

Other species in the same genus Bougainvillia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the stickyhydroid?

The stickyhydroid (Bougainvillia muscus) belongs to the family Bougainvilliidae 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). Stickyhydroid (Bougainvillia muscus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stickyhydroid

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BibTeX
@misc{stickyhydroid_2026,
  title = {Stickyhydroid (Bougainvillia muscus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stickyhydroid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}