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White stinger

Macrorhynchia philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The white stinger (Macrorhynchia philippina) is a species in the family Aglaopheniidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the white stinger

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 white stinger live?

Not recorded

Is the white stinger 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 white stinger classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyAglaopheniidae
  6. genusMacrorhynchia
  7. SpeciesMacrorhynchia philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872

Synonyms Aglaophenia perforata, Aglaophenia philippina, Aglaophenia urens, Lytocarpus crosslandi, Lytocarpus philippinnus, Lytocarpus philippinus, Lytocarpus phillippinus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Philippine hydroidEnglish
  • Stinging bush hydroidEnglish
  • Stinging hydroidEnglish
  • White stinging hydroidEnglish
  • White stinging sea fanEnglish
  • pohárovka žahaváCzech
  • Fieder-HydrozoeGerman
  • Hidroide PicadorSpanish
  • Hydraire buisson ardentFrench
  • Felce di mare filippinaItalian
  • マニラウミヒノキJapanese
  • Feto-do-mar-urticantePortuguese
  • ナミラウミヒノキJapanese

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Relatives of the white stinger

Other species in the same genus Macrorhynchia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white stinger?

The white stinger (Macrorhynchia philippina) 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). White stinger (Macrorhynchia philippina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-stinger

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BibTeX
@misc{white_stinger_2026,
  title = {White stinger (Macrorhynchia philippina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-stinger},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}