Coryne muscoides is a species of athecate hydroid belonging to the family Corynidae. It is a species of the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This is a many-branched rose-coloured hydroid, up to 15 cm tall with distinctive ringed stems and branches. Each branch ends with a cluster of knobbed tentacles. It can be found in deep rock pools and attached to large seaweeds.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Anthoathecata |
| Family: | Corynidae |
| Genus: | Coryne |
| Species: | C. muscoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryne muscoides Linnaeus, 1761
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References
edit- Coryne muscoides at World Register of Marine Species
- Barratt, John H.; Yonge, C. M. (1958). Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. William Collins, Sons. p. 46.
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