Haliscera conica is a species of hydrozoan belonging to the family Halicreatidae.[1]

Haliscera conica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Trachymedusae
Family: Halicreatidae
Genus: Haliscera
Species:
H. conica
Binomial name
Haliscera conica
Vanhöffen, 1902

Description

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Umbrella up to 18 mm, with very thick, bluntly conical projection; 64-72 marginal tentacles in adults; 8-9 tentacles and 2 statocysts in each octant; the base of tentacles surrounded by broad thickening of marginal cnidocyst tissue; gonads oval, well separated from manubrium in the middle portion of 8 broad radial canals.

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species (2014)- Haliscera conica Vanhöffen, 1902". marinespecies.org.