Hydrozoa

Alternate names: hydralike animal, hydroid, hydrozoan

Author: Owen, 1843

Representative image using: Melicertum octocostatum

MBARI 2014: V3768-02

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Representative image using: Chuniphyes moserae

MBARI 2012: D410

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Representative image using: Annatiara affinis

MBARI 2014: V3762-03

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Representative image using: Candelabridae sp. 1

MBARI 2013: D487-03

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Representative image using: Mitrocoma cellularia

MBARI 2014: D615-12

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Representative image using: Catablema

MBARI 2009: V3456

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Representative image using: Aequorea

MBARI 2012: D414-01

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Representative image using: Stomotoca atra

MBARI 2014: D642

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Representative image using: Bythotiara depressa

MBARI 2014: V3783-02

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Representative image using: Pandea

MBARI 2002: T396-05

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Representative image using: Modeeria rotunda

MBARI 2008: V3154-01

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Representative image using: Branchiocerianthus imperator

MBARI 2019: D1165

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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: Melicertum octocostatum MBARI 2014: V3768-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Chuniphyes moserae MBARI 2012: D410 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Annatiara affinis MBARI 2014: V3762-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Candelabridae sp. 1 MBARI 2013: D487-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Mitrocoma cellularia MBARI 2014: D615-12 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Catablema MBARI 2009: V3456 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Aequorea MBARI 2012: D414-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Stomotoca atra MBARI 2014: D642 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bythotiara depressa MBARI 2014: V3783-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pandea MBARI 2002: T396-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Modeeria rotunda MBARI 2008: V3154-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Branchiocerianthus imperator MBARI 2019: D1165 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 2023-09-24.
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