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Eutonina indicans

(Romanes, 1876)


Darryl Mayer Found at Meanish Pier, Skye. Can anyone please give me an ID of this?

Marco Faasse Tima bairdi.

Darryl Mayer Excellent, thank you Marco.

Marco Faasse Nice find. I've never seen it; we sometimes see the similar Eutonina indicans, which has a much higher number of tentacles. It's about time I visit Scotland once more.

David Kipling You any good at squirts Marco?

David Kipling What's the rough size of this Darryl?

Darryl Mayer If I recall correctly, it was about the size of a small Aurelia aurita, about 70mm? It was "sunning" itself in the warm (13 degree) shallows (top 1metre) of Meanish Pier Harbour along with other hydromedusae and Jellies (one of which is also coming here for ID).

Marco Faasse No, David Kipling, I'm not good at squirts. I know (almost) all Dutch species and the very easy NE Atlantic species, that's all. The reason is probably that many other groups require less cumbersome lab procedures to study them.

Message posted on NE Atlantic Cnidaria on 26 Jul 2013
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Cnidaria (Phylum)
    Hydrozoa (Class)
      Hydroidolina (Subclass)
        Leptothecata (Order)
          Conica (Suborder)
            Eirenidae (Family)
              Eutonina (Genus)
                Eutonina indicans (Species)
Associated Species