Stampar, Sérgio N.;Tronolone, Valquiria B.;Morandini, André C.
Hydractinia
Sign in to saveHydractinia is a genus of commensal athecate hydroids which belong to the family Hydractiniidae. Hydractinia species mostly live on hermit-crabbed marine gastropod shells.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyHydractiniidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations378
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 196
- With media
- 40
- Family
- Hydractiniidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, LACM, CAS, USNM, DESZC-CUCSUR-UDG
- Recorded in
- Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands, United States, Greenland, Mexico
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- Parent taxon
- Hydractiniidae
- Image
- Commensal hydroid7.jpg
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- Hydractinia
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- Hydractinia
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- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Hydractinia is a genus of commensal athecate hydroids which belong to the family Hydractiniidae. Hydractinia species mostly live on hermit-crabbed marine gastropod shells.
One species, Hydractinia echinata, is commonly known as snail fur. Another species, H. minoi, is known to be commensal with stingfishes of the genus Minous.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hydractinia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.