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Oceaniidae
Family of hydrozoans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oceaniidae is one of the over 50 cnidarian families of the order Anthomedusae. It contains nearly 50 species in ten genera.[1]
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Oceaniidae | |
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Turritopsis life cycle. Two branches from the tree-like colony are shown, with a feeding hydra (A) the tip of each twig. Buds at the base of the hydra (at B) eventually detach and grow into adult jellyfish (K) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Anthoathecata |
Suborder: | Filifera |
Family: | Oceaniidae Eschscholtz, 1829[1] |
Diversity | |
9 or 10 genera, 40+ species |
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