Pennaria disticha
Christmas Tree Hydroid
As recorded: Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820
Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Anthoathecata › Pennariidae
- Collected by
- A. Faucci
- Locality
- French Frigate Shoals
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Identified by
- D.R. Calder
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pennaria disticha observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,304 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
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)
2026-10-17
Tarragona, Cataluña, Spain
(c) diddisch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
BM
(c) Johanna Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
43860 les Tres Cales, Tarragona, España
(c) Juan José Areso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Posidonia Dive
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Pennaria disticha. BPBM 2751. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979287319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/2751.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979287319 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026