Aegina citrea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Narcomedusae |
Family: | Aeginidae |
Genus: | Aegina |
Species: | A. citrea |
Binomial name | |
Aegina citrea Eschscholtz, 1829 | |
Synonyms | |
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Aegina citrea is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae. [1]
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