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Family
Tubulariidae
NORTHEAST PACIFIC
Pinauay crocea
Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach, California, 3 feet |
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PINK-MOUTHED
HYDROID
Common in protected bays and harbors.
Delivers a painful sting. Attains height of 2 inches. Native
to the East Coast of North America. Introduced to the West Coast
on ship hulls. Formerly known as Tubularia crocea and Ectopleura
crocea. |
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