Class Hydrozoa

Taxon ID: 25599

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 8 taxa in Class Hydrozoa spanning 3 orders, 7 families, and 8 genera.

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Direct Child Taxa (3)

Taxonomic Leaves (8)

  1. Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis)
  2. Green Hydra (Chlorohydra viridissima)
  3. Cordylophora caspia
  4. Nemopsis bachei
  5. By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella)
  6. Rathkea octopunctata
  7. Blue Button (Porpita porpita)
  8. Hydractinia sp.

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Descendant Taxa Checklist

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Common Name Scientific Name Family Order Class Kingdom
Portuguese Man-of-War Physalia physalis Physaliidae Siphonophora Hydrozoa Animalia
Green Hydra Chlorohydra viridissima Hydridae Anthoathecatae Hydrozoa Animalia
No Common Name Cordylophora caspia Cordylophoridae Anthoathecata Hydrozoa Animalia
No Common Name Nemopsis bachei Bougainvilliidae Anthoathecatae Hydrozoa Animalia
By-the-wind Sailor Velella velella Porpitidae Anthoathecatae Hydrozoa Animalia
No Common Name Rathkea octopunctata Rathkeidae Anthoathecata Hydrozoa Animalia
Blue Button Porpita porpita Porpitidae Anthoathecatae Hydrozoa Animalia
No Common Name Hydractinia sp. Hydractiniidae Anthoathecata Hydrozoa Animalia