Spirocodon

Spirocodon is a monotypic genus of hydrozoans with Spirocodon saltatrix as the only species in the genus. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean, and was first described in 1818 by the German naturalist and explorer Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau.

Spirocodon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Anthoathecata
Family:	Corynidae
Genus:	Spirocodon Haeckel, 1880[1]
Species:	S. saltatrix
Binomial name
Spirocodon saltatrix (Tilesius, 1818)[2]
Synonyms
Medusa saltatrix Tilesius, 1818 Spirocodon saltator (Tilesius, 1818)