Similiclava nivea  (White Hydroid)

Photo of Similiclava nivea by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #74421)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Sakinaw Rock, Sechelt Inlet
Photographer Neil McDaniel
Habitat marine, subtidal
Photo Date March 07, 2014
Upload Date January 16, 2015
Elevation (m) -10
Latitude 49.5669444444444
Longitude -123.803333333333
Photo ID # 74421
Comments White hydroid. Grows in extensive colonies on rocky substrates, especially in areas of tidal currents. Individual hydranths stand 15 mm high. See Calder, Choong and McDaniel, 2015; Similiclava nivea (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Similiclavidae): a new family, genus and species of athecate hydroid from the Pacific coast of North America. Journal of Natural History, DOI 10.1080/00222933.2014.979261