Corymorphidae

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Aplanulata
Family: Corymorphidae
Allman, 1872

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

  1. Schuchert, P. (2013). Corymorphidae Allman, 1872. In: Schuchert, P. (2018). World Hydrozoa Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-02-03.
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