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Hydractinia

Stampar, Sérgio N.;Tronolone, Valquiria B.;Morandini, André C.

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Hydractinia

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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.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumCnidaria
  3. ClassHydrozoa
  4. OrderAnthoathecata
  5. FamilyHydractiniidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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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.

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