Hydra viridis, Print, Hydra viridissima is a species of Cnidaria which are commonly found in freshwater, mostly ponds, rivers, and slow flowing parts of streams and rivers (because they are sessile they cannot be in fast current water) in the Northern temperate zone. They are also known as Hydra viridis and Chlorohydra viridissima. Green hydra are typically 10mm longs, and they have tentacles that are about half of their length. They feed on small crustaceans and are strictly they feed on small crustaceans, insects and annelids. Hydra viridissima is often known as the
Hydra viridis, Print, Hydra viridissima is a species of Cnidaria which are commonly found in freshwater, mostly ponds, rivers, and slow flowing parts of streams and rivers (because they are sessile they cannot be in fast current water) in the Northern temperate zone. They are also known as Hydra viridis and Chlorohydra viridissima. Green hydra are typically 10mm longs, and they have tentacles that are about half of their length. They feed on small crustaceans and are strictly they feed on small crustaceans, insects and annelids. Hydra viridissima is often known as the Green hydra, the species appears green because of the symbiotic relationship with Chlorella vulgaris, which is a green algaa that lives on the organism. Hydra are normally sessile and live on aquatic vegetation they secrete mucous to attach using their basal disc.
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