Earleria corachloeae

Description

Size: Bell is an average 10 mm diameter and 4.3 mm tall.

General: Thick, transparent mesoglea is slightly thicker at the apex of the bell. Exumbrella is covered evenly with nematocysts. The manubrium is dark purple, short, and quadratic. Mouth is quadratic with light purple lips. Four simple radial canals with cream colored gonads. Gonads are large and sinuously folded. Up to 57 long tentacles.

Reproduction: The hydroid colonies of this species are found to be symbiotic on the shrimp Pasiphea pasicfica. The hydroid colonies are found on the dorsum of the cephalothorax on the shimp.

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References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Widmer, C.L., G.M. Cailliet, and J. Geller (2009). The life cycle of Earleria corachloeae n. sp. (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) with epibiotic hydroids on mid-water shrimp. Marine Biology, 157: 49-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1294-y