Macrorhynchia philippina Stinging Bush Hydroid, White Smoky-feathered Hydroid, White Stinger,

Macrorhynchia philippina is commonly referred to as Stinging Bush Hydroid, White Smoky-feathered Hydroid, White Stinger,. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

6503 

AphiaID:

117305 

Scientific:

Macrorhynchia philippina 

German:

Weißer Nesselnder Buschhydroid 

English:

Stinging Bush Hydroid, White Smoky-feathered Hydroid, White Stinger, 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Aglaopheniidae (Family) > Macrorhynchia (Genus) > philippina (Species) 

Initial determination:

Kirchenpauer, 1872 

Occurrence:

Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Circumtropic, Corsica, Costa Rica, East-Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts, France, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Invasive Species, Japan, Lebanon, Madeira, Mozambique, North Atlantic Ocean, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Red Sea, South-Africa, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Port facilities, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Ship Hulls 

Size:

0.79" - 15.75" (2cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Macrorhynchia allmani
• Macrorhynchia ambigua
• Macrorhynchia asymmetrica
• Macrorhynchia balei
• 
  Macrorhynchia clarkei
  Hydrozoon
• Macrorhynchia crestata
• Macrorhynchia curta
• Macrorhynchia disjuncta
• Macrorhynchia filamentosa
• Macrorhynchia fulva
• Macrorhynchia furcata
• Macrorhynchia grandis
• Macrorhynchia gravelyi
• Macrorhynchia hawaiensis
• Macrorhynchia hornelli
• Macrorhynchia meteor
• Macrorhynchia mulderi
• Macrorhynchia nuttingi
• 
  Macrorhynchia philippina
  Weißer Nesselnder Buschhydroid
• 
  Macrorhynchia phoenicea
  Hydrozon
• Macrorhynchia protecta
• Macrorhynchia quadriarmata
• Macrorhynchia racemifera
• Macrorhynchia ramosa
• Macrorhynchia similis
• Macrorhynchia singularis
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-12-13 15:12:59 

Last edit:

2025-07-14 18:24:37 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Macrorhynchia philippina has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Macrorhynchia philippina in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Macrorhynchia philippina. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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