Hybocodon prolifer is a species of Hydrozoa belonging to the family Tubulariidae.[1]

Hybocodon prolifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Tubulariidae
Genus: Hybocodon
Species:
H. prolifer
Binomial name
Hybocodon prolifer
Agassiz, 1860

H. prolifer has a cosmipolitan distribution[2] and is distinct from the other species of Hybocodon in its medusoid stage by the fact that it buds medusa from the tentacular bulb bearing its single moniliform tentacle.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hybocodon prolifer Agassiz, 1860". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  2. ^ "Hybocodon prolifer Agassiz, 1860". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. ^ Galea, Horia R. (2006-12-31). "Hybocodon chilensis Hartlaub 1905". Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5693594.