Botrynema ellinorae

Botrynema ellinorae
	Botrynema ellinorae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Trachymedusae
Family:	Halicreatidae
Genus:	Botrynema
Species:	B. ellinorae
Binomial name
	Botrynema ellinorae; (Hartlaub, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
	Alloionema ellinorae Hartlaub, 1909;

Botrynema ellinorae is a species of hydrozoan in the family Halicreatidae.[1]

This species grows up to 3 cm, is translucent and clear with hues of blue or white. The top of the bell is rounded. Botrynema ellinorae lives mainly in the Arctic, but has been recorded in subarctic regions of the Atlantic Ocean. It is found in the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones, and is known to occur at depths of between 400 and 1,400 metres. Specimens captured in plankton nets suggest that it may live as deep as 1,000 to 2,000 metres and occasionally deeper. Its diet is unknown. This species probably has no polyp stage and is holoplanktonic.[2]

References

"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Botrynema ellinorae (Hartlaub, 1909)". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
"Botrynema ellinorae, Arctic Ocean biodiversity". Retrieved 23 October 2014.

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[MS-1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Botrynema ellinorae (Hartlaub, 1909)". Retrieved 23 October 2014.

[2] "Botrynema ellinorae, Arctic Ocean biodiversity". Retrieved 23 October 2014.