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Campanulariidae (Hydroid)

Synonyms: Eucopidae; Obelidae; Orthopyxinae; Thaumantiadidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Campanulariidae are a family of animals in the phylum Cnidaria, or stinging-celled animals. Campanulariidae is composed entirely of hydroids, a Greek term meaning "water animals" applied to the plant-like polyp colonies of the class Hydrozoa. All species of the Campanulariidae are aquatic in habitat, primarily inhabiting coastal regions and tidal pools. The genus Laomedea includes such species as Laomedea angulata and Laomedea flexuosa, which are similar in appearance to the Obelia, though they are smaller and lack a medusa stage present in Obelia.
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Genus

Campanularia (Hydroid) (53)
Clytia (69)
Gastroblasta (2)
Gonothyraea (Hydroid) (4)
Hartlaubella (Hydroid) (1)
Laomedea (Hydroid) (9)
Mesodendriurn (1)
Obelia (Sea thread hydroid) (21)
Orthopyxis (Hydroid) (22)
Paraculliactis (1)
Rhizocaulus (Horsetail hydroid) (3)
Silicularia (4)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0