Brown hydra  (Hydra oligactis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Order Capitata
Family Hydridae
Genus Hydra (1)
Size Length of tentacles: up to 25 cm (2)
Body length: 20-30 mm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread in Britain (2).