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.[1] Most, if not all species in this family grow on stalks and resemble small flowers.
Corymorphidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Order: | Anthoathecata |
Suborder: | Aplanulata |
Family: | Corymorphidae Allman, 1872 |
Synonyms | |
Euphysidae |
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
References
edit- ^ Schuchert, P. (2013). Corymorphidae Allman, 1872. In: Schuchert, P. (2018). World Hydrozoa Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-02-03.