Hydractiniidae

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Hydractiniidae
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Hydractinia altispina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Filifera
Family: Hydractiniidae
L.Agassiz, 1862
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Clavidae McCrady, 1859

Hydractiniidae is a cnidarian family of athecate hydroids.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: [1]

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References

  1. Schuchert, Peter (2016). "Hydractiniidae L. Agassiz, 1862". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 4 April 2019.