Botrynema

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Botrynema
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Botrynema brucei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Trachymedusae
Family: Halicreatidae
Genus: Botrynema
Browne, 1908
Species

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Synonyms
  • AlloionemaHartlaub, 1909

Botrynema is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Halicreatidae.

Species

There are two recognized species in the genus Botrynema: [1]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Botrynema Browne, 1908". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-02-03.