| Common Name |
Hydra |
| Phylum |
Coelenterata |
| Class |
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| Order |
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| Family |
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| Description |
2-25mm. Semi-transparent tube with variable colouring, but often clear to whitish. They have distinct tentacles that are mobile when alive. For more photos, refer to our online gallery: tinyurl.com/u7e2t4x |
| Habitat |
Hydra can be found in freshwater environments with hard substrate. They attach to solid surfaces such as stones, twigs, and vegetation. |
| Feeding Information |
Each of their tentacles have stinging cells that are used to stun aquatic invertebrates and plankton. Stunned prey is then engulfed whole and digested. |
| Water Quality Tolerance |
Low tolerance to pollution. |
| References |
Jones, Somers, Craig, & Reynoldson. 2007. Ecospark. 2019. |
