Hydrozoa

Alternate names: hydralike animal, hydroid, hydrozoan

Author: Owen, 1843

Representative image using: Branchiocerianthus imperator

MBARI 2019: D1165

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Representative image using: Calycopsis simulans

MBARI 2014: D668

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Representative image using: Bythotiara depressa

MBARI 2014: V3783-02

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Representative image using: Annatiara affinis

MBARI 2014: V3762-03

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Representative image using: Eutonina indicans

MBARI 2006: T961-03

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Representative image using: Corymorpha valdiviae

MBARI 05/14/2006: V985, 09:08:09:29

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Representative image using: Clausophyes tropica

MBARI 12/05/2011: D328, 04:57:47:25

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Representative image using: Mitrocoma

MBARI 2000: V1834-06

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Representative image using: Modeeria rotunda

MBARI 2008: V3154-01

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Representative image using: Stomotoca atra

MBARI 2014: D642

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Representative image using: Pandea

MBARI 2002: T396-05

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Representative image using: Bythotiara dolioeques

MBARI 2014: D666-10

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Hydrozoa

Alternate names: hydralike animal, hydroid, hydrozoan

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Hydrozoa Alternate names: hydralike animal, hydroid, hydrozoan Author: Owen, 1843 Representative image using: Branchiocerianthus imperator MBARI 2019: D1165 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Calycopsis simulans MBARI 2014: D668 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bythotiara depressa MBARI 2014: V3783-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Annatiara affinis MBARI 2014: V3762-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Eutonina indicans MBARI 2006: T961-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Corymorpha valdiviae MBARI 05/14/2006: V985, 09:08:09:29 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clausophyes tropica MBARI 12/05/2011: D328, 04:57:47:25 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mitrocoma MBARI 2000: V1834-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Modeeria rotunda MBARI 2008: V3154-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Stomotoca atra MBARI 2014: D642 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pandea MBARI 2002: T396-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bythotiara dolioeques MBARI 2014: D666-10 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Hydrozoa (superclass) Hydroidolina (subclass) Hydromedusae (subclass) Trachylinae (subclass) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Habitat description: Pelagic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Cairns, S., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.J. Japp, M.N. Arai, S.D.H. Haddock, and D.M. Opresko (2002). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the U.S. and Canada; Cnidaria and Ctenophora- Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Pubublication #28, Bethesda, MD. 115pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Hydrozoa (Owen, 1843) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Hydrozoa. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-12-07.
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