Monobrachium

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Monobrachium
A colony of hydrozoan Monobrachium parasitum on the Macoma calcarea shell.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Subclass: Trachylinae
Order: Limnomedusae
Family: Monobrachiidae
Genus: Monobrachium
Mereschkowsky, 1877[1]

Monobrachium is a genus of hydroids (Hydrozoa). These animals are marine cnidarias in the family Monobrachiidae.[1]

Species

Species so far described in this genus include:[1]

  • Monobrachium antarcticum Robins, 1972
  • Monobrachium drachi Marche-Marchad, 1963
  • Monobrachium parasitum Mereschkowsky, 1877

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 10, 2012

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