Toothed feather hydroid

Aglaophenia pluma

''Aglaophenia pluma'', the toothed feather hydroid or podded hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae and is found worldwide. It lives from the shore to 120m under water.
Toothed Feather Hydroid - Aglaophenia pluma Looking for some other IDs I have found the ID for this pretty hydroid from Lankayan :-) Aglaophenia pluma,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia

Appearance

Toothed feather hydroids are upright colonial hydroids with stems which may grow to 3 cm in total height though the colony may be larger. They have unbranched yellow stems and reproductive bodies that resemble pine-cones.

Habitat

This species has a sting which may cause swelling of the affected area in humans.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionCnidaria
ClassHydrozoa
OrderLeptothecata
FamilyAglaopheniidae
GenusAglaophenia
SpeciesA. pluma
Photographed in
Malaysia