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Zygophylax pinnata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Leptothecata
Family:	Zygophylacidae
Genus:	Zygophylax
Species:	Z. pinnata
Binomial name
Zygophylax pinnata (G.O. Sars, 1874)
Synonyms
Halecium robustum Verrill, 1873 Lafoea halecioides Allman, 1874 Lafoea pinnata G.O. Sars, 1874 Lictorella halecioides (Allman, 1874) Lictorella pinnata (G.O. Sars, 1874) Lictorella pinnata var. annelata Pictet & Bedot, 1900

Zygophylax pinnata is a species of cnidaria in the family Zygophylacidae. The species is carnivorous. Individuals can get up to 270 μm. They also reproduce asexually.

The species occurs in northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean, the western parts of Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. In the Barents Sea the species occurs in the bathyal zone in low temperatures.

References

1. Schuchert, P. (2021). "Zygophylax pinnata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
2. "Zygophylax pinnata". The Encyclopedia of Life.
3. "Zygophylax pinnata". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
4. Herman, Yvonne (2012-12-06). The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Geology, and Biology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-4613-0677-1.

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