Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher 1890

A closer view of two Aglaophenia plumes. The upper plume has corbulae with the reproductive gonophores.

This closeup of a plume shows the individual polyps in their hydrothecae (note some polyps are open and actively feeding while others are retracted). The large structures are a string of corbulae with the reproductive gonophores (and captive medusae) inside.

Aglaophenia sp. colony collected at 5 m depth off Sares Head. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, Jule 2006)