Eucheilota bakeri, the bean clam hydroid, is a species[1] of hydroid in the family Lovenellidae, occurring in the Eastern Pacific: USA and Canada. [2]

Eucheilota bakeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Lovenellidae
Genus: Eucheilota
Species:
E. bakeri
Binomial name
Eucheilota bakeri
(Torrey, 1904)

The life cycle includes both asexual and sexual stages; the species is capable of reproduction in both stages. Asexual reproduction occurs by a process called budding; this form of the animal is called a hydroid. Sexual reproduction occurs with the release of gametes by the adult form called a medusa. [3] Hydroids are often found attached to the shell of a Gould beanclam.

References

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  1. ^ "Eucheilota bakeri". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ^ "Eucheilota bakeri (Torrey, 1909)". sealifebase.
  3. ^ Cairns, S.D.; Calder, D.R.; et al. (2003). Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication.