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Scientific Name: Lychnagalma utricularia (Claus, 1879)
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Not Known - Not Known - Lychnagalma utricularia - Type: Marine_hydroids

Photo: Daniel J. Drew(GBIF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Agalmatidae
Description:
The Lychnagalma utricularia’s pneumatophore is small and ovate, featuring red-brown pigment in an octoradial pattern at the apex. It contains eight radial septa and an annular septum. The broader distal end of the pneumatophore carries 2 or 3 short, pointed teeth. In a frontal view, the nectophore has a squarish to rectangular appearance. The nectosac also appears squarish, with lateral pouches and a neck near the ostium. The siphosome is longer and contains inconspicuous cormidia. The gastrozooids have exceptionally long stalks and bear a unique tentacle at their base. The base of the ampulla is surrounded by eight slender, motile, upright long filaments. The male gonophores measure 0.7-0.8 mm in length and have a distinct umbrella shape, while the female gonophores are relatively larger. The bracts are flat, scale-like, ovate or triangular, with a convex dorsal side and a concave ventral side. They are attached to the stem through small peg-like pedicels.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds) (2008) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.

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