Bougainvillia
Bougainvillia is a genus of hydroids in the family Bougainvilliidae in the class Hydrazoa. Members of the genus are characterised by having the marginal tentacles of their medusae arranged in four bundles. Some species are solitary and others are colonial but all are filter feeders. They are found in the Southern Ocean, having a circumpolar distribution, but some species also occur in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly travelling there as polyps on the hulls of ships.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bougainvillia multitentaculata
speciesBougainvillia multitentaculata
Bougainvillia superciliaris
speciesBougainvillia superciliaris
Bougainvillia muscus
speciesBougainvillia muscus
Bougainvillia principis
speciesBougainvillia principis
Bougainvillia macloviana
speciesBougainvillia macloviana
Bougainvillia carolinensis
speciesBougainvillia carolinensis
Bougainvillia britannica
speciesBougainvillia britannica
Bougainvillia pyramidata
speciesBougainvillia pyramidata
Bougainvillia frondosa
speciesBougainvillia frondosa
Bougainvillia muscoides
speciesBougainvillia muscoides
Bougainvillia platygaster
speciesBougainvillia platygaster
Bougainvillia pagesi
speciesBougainvillia pagesi
Bougainvillia fulva
speciesBougainvillia fulva
Bougainvillia niobe
speciesBougainvillia niobe
Bougainvillia meinertiae
speciesBougainvillia meinertiae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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