
Pennaria disticha
Christmas Tree Hydroid
As recorded: Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820
Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Anthoathecata › Pennariidae
- Locality
- pool on reef flat near crest Fred
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pennaria disticha observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,308 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
BM
(c) Johanna Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Roses, ES
(c) pablo_dbr_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pennaria disticha. BPBM 1963. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090234605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/1963.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090234605 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
