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Ectopleura crocea

Ectopleura crocea

(Agassiz, 1862)

Family: Tubulariidae
Order: Anthoatecata
Class: Hydrozoa
Phylum / Division: Cnidaria
Kingdom: Animalia

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Ectopleura crocea, the tubular hydroid or pink-mouth hydroid, is a species of hydroid cnidarian, and is found in temperate coastal waters. It is a member of the family Tubulariidae.

 Ectopleura crocea resembles a long-stemmed narrow-petalled flower. The stem is encased in a sheath. The polyps are pink or orange and white, with an outer ring of long tentacles. There are short tentacles surrounding the mouth rising from a cluster of yellow bead-like bunches of reproductive sporosacs.

Distribution: This species is native to the Atlantic coast of North America, and also occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the west coast of North America.

Ecology: Male and female sporosacs are on separate hydranths (feeding individuals) in the colony. These animals feed on tiny planktonic crustaceans.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ectopleura crocea. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 536738
  Adult

Golfo Nuevo
Chubut
Argentina
05/22/1982
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 536737
  Adult

Golfo Nuevo
Chubut
Argentina
05/22/1982
Jorge Iriberri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
177438422/05/1982ArgentinaChubutBahía Craker, Golfo NuevoJorge Iriberri
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ectopleura crocea – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.