Aglaophenia kirchenpaueri (feather polyp)

Hartb.	Rotalg.	Softb.	Planct.	Nect.
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Strain:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Habitat:	Hard soil
Occurrence:	Mediterranean region, as well as Atlantic coasts of England and Spain
Size:	Up to 20 cm high
Appearance:	Brown to greenish, due to symbiosis with zooxanthellae, structure with branching resembles a feather
Behaviour:	Mainly found on hard substrate or algae, in the shallow sublittoral

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