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OverviewAI-generated
Hydra is a genus within the family Hydridae, classified under the order Anthoathecata and class Hydrozoa. It belongs to the phylum Cnidaria and the kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Hydra serves as a model organism in scientific research.
The species inhabit freshwater environments. Records indicate occurrences in the United States, French Polynesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. Specimens are held by institutions including EARDC, USNM, UCM, NHMUK, and GMNH. The genus is the subject of 2,968 PubMed entries and has 33 associated media files.
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Species
Animalia
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyHydridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 210
- With media
- 33
- Family
- Hydridae
- Collections
- EARDC, USNM, UCM, NHMUK, GMNH, NCSM
- Recorded in
- United States, French Polynesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Australia
Research
2,968 papers- Model systems for regeneration: Hydra.ReviewDevelopment (Cambridge, England) · 2019Vogg MC, Galliot B, Tsiairis CDDOI: 10.1242/dev.177212
- Mechano-Chemical Coupling in Hydra Regeneration and Patterning.ReviewIntegrative and comparative biology · 2023Wang R, Bialas AL, Goel T et al.DOI: 10.1093/icb/icad070
- On being a Hydra with, and without, a nervous system: what do neurons add?ReviewAnimal cognition · 2023Hanson ADOI: 10.1007/s10071-023-01816-8
- Hydra peptide project 1993-2007.ReviewDevelopment, growth & differentiation · 2008Fujisawa TDOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2008.00997.x
- Hydra.Current biology : CB · 2010Glauber KM, Dana CE, Steele REDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.09.054
- Hydra, the everlasting embryo, confronts aging.ReviewThe International journal of developmental biology · 2012Martínez DE, Bridge DDOI: 10.1387/ijdb.113461dm
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hydra Regeneration.ReviewResults and problems in cell differentiation · 2019Reddy PC, Gungi A, Unni MDOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23459-1_12
- Hydra, a model system for environmental studies.ReviewThe International journal of developmental biology · 2012Quinn B, Gagné F, Blaise CDOI: 10.1387/ijdb.113469bq
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Encyclopedic overview
Hydra (/ˈhaɪdrə/ HY-drə) is a genus of small freshwater hydrozoans in the phylum Cnidaria. They are solitary, carnivorous jellyfish-like animals, native to the temperate and tropical regions. The genus was named by Linnaeus in 1758 after the Hydra, the mythical many-headed beast that was defeated by Heracles, as when the animal has a part severed, it will regenerate much like the mythical Hydra's heads. Biologists are especially interested in Hydra because of their regenerative ability; they do not appear to die of old age, or to age at all.
Habitat
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hydra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.