Monobrachium

Monobrachium is a genus of hydroids. These marine cnidarians form the only genus of the monotypic family Monobrachiidae.[1]

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

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

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

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


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