Eudendrium racemosum (Cavolini, 1785)
photo by Coudre, Christian

Family:  Eudendriidae ()
Max. size:  15 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific, Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Complementary nematocysts atrichous isorhizas, cnidophores present in some hydranths; male and female blastostyles reduced; spadix of female blastostyle bifurcated when immature; mature eggs scattered over main axis of blastostyle (Ref. 3086).
Biology:  Occurs from depths of 0 to 30 m, on rocks, concretions, barnacles, mussels, and algae (Ref. 3086).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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