A young hydranth of Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)(Anthomedusae, Tubulariidae) next to Coryne muscoides (Linnaeus, 1761) taken near Marseille (Mediterranean). The picture covers about 12 mm. Ectopleura larynx has two whorls of filiform tentacles, but nevertheless belongs to the Capitata



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