Plumularia setacea

Plumularia setacea, the plumed hydroid or little sea bristle, is a colonial hydrozoan in the family Plumulariidae and is found worldwide.^[1] It lives from the shore to 430m under water.^[2]

Plumularia setacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Leptothecata
Family:	Plumulariidae
Genus:	Plumularia
Species:	P. setacea
Binomial name
Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Plumularia corrugata Nutting, 1900 Plumularia diploptera Totton, 1930 Polyplumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758) Sertularia setacea Linnaeus, 1758

Description

Plumed hydroids are creamy yellow to brown and have feathery stems. The stems may grow to 2 cm in total height. The reproductive bodies are smooth and oval.^[2]

Ecology

This species eats microplankton.^[2]