Zygophylax pinnata

Zygophylax pinnata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Leptothecata
Family:	Zygophylacidae
Genus:	Zygophylax
Species:	Z. pinnata
Binomial name
Zygophylax pinnata (G.O. Sars, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
Halecium robustum Verrill, 1873 Lafoea halecioides Allman, 1874 Lafoea pinnata G.O. Sars, 1874 Lictorella halecioides (Allman, 1874) Lictorella pinnata (G.O. Sars, 1874) Lictorella pinnata var. annelata Pictet & Bedot, 1900

Zygophylax pinnata is a species of cnidaria in the family Zygophylacidae. The species is carnivorous. Individuals can get up to 270 μm. They also reproduce asexually.[2]

The species occurs in northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean, the western parts of Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.[3] In the Barents Sea the species occurs in the bathyal zone in low temperatures.[4]

References

1. Schuchert, P. (2021). "Zygophylax pinnata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
2. "Zygophylax pinnata". The Encyclopedia of Life.
3. "Zygophylax pinnata". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
4. Herman, Yvonne (2012-12-06). The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Geology, and Biology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-4613-0677-1.