St Thomas, USVI
Lanai, Hawaii
White Stinger
Macrorhynchia philippina
White Stinger
Also known as: Fire Hydroid, Stinging Hydroid
Category: Hydroid
Scientific Name: Macrorhynchia philippina
Size: 1 to 4 in. (2 to 10 cm)
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Medusozoa (Subphylum)
└Hydrozoa (Class)
└Leptothecata (Order)
└Aglaopheniidae (Family)
└Macrorhynchia (Genus)
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