Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

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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