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Corymorphidae
Sign in to saveCorymorphidae is a family of hydroid cnidarians. For long placed in a presumed superfamily or infraorder Tubulariida of suborder Capitata, they are actually close relatives of the Hydridae and are now united with these and a number of relatives in a newly recognized suborder Aplanulata. Most, if not all species in this family grow on stalks and resemble small flowers.
Species
オオウミヒドラ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyCorymorphidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Corymorphidae
- Collections
- USNM, ALMNH, WAM, NHMUK, FWRI
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Aplanulata
- Image
- Corymorpha carnea.png
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- Corymorphidae
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- Category:Corymorphidae
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Corymorphidae is a family of hydroid cnidarians. For long placed in a presumed superfamily or infraorder Tubulariida of suborder Capitata, they are actually close relatives of the Hydridae and are now united with these and a number of relatives in a newly recognized suborder Aplanulata. Most, if not all species in this family grow on stalks and resemble small flowers.
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following genera are contained in this family: Branchiocerianthus Mark, 1898 Corymorpha M. Sars, 1835 Euphysa Forbes, 1848 Euphysilla Kramp, 1955 Gymnogonos Bonnevie, 1898 Hataia Hirai & Yamada, 1965 Octovannuccia Xu, Huang & Lin, 2010 Paraeuphysilla Xu, Huang & Go, 2011 Paragotoea Kramp, 1942 Pinushydra Bouillon & Grohmann, 1990 Siphonohydra Salvini-Plawen, 1966
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