Clava multicornis
| Clava multicornis | |
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| Male colony painted by G. J. Allman | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Subclass: | Leptolinae |
| Order: | Anthomedusae |
| Family: | Hydractiniidae |
| Genus: | Clava Gmelin, 1788 |
| Species: | C. multicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clava multicornis Forsskål, 1775 | |
Clava multicornis is a species of athecate hydroid belonging to the family Hydractiniidae. It is currently the only accepted member of the genus Clava.
This is a coastal species found on both sides of the north Atlantic. It appears as a group of pink or red "stems" (hydrocauli), up to 25 mm tall, with distinctively clubbed ends bearing thread-like tentacles. It can be found on rocks but is most often seen attached to seaweed, especially brown seaweeds such as Ascophyllum and Fucus.
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