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Family: Hydractiniidae



(See list of species below)


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107 species (see list below)
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Clava leptostyla
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Clava multicornis
[Club hydroid]
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Cordylophora caspia
[Freshwater hydroid]
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Cordylophora lacustris
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Corydendrium fruticosum
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Corydendrium parasiticum
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Corydendrium splendidum
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Hydractinia aculeata
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Hydractinia aggregata
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Hydractinia altispina
[High-spined commensal hydroid]
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Hydractinia americana
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Hydractinia angusta
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Hydractinia antonii
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Hydractinia arge
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Hydractinia armata
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Hydractinia australis
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Hydractinia bayeri
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Hydractinia bella
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Hydractinia betkensis
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Hydractinia brachyurae
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Hydractinia californica
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Hydractinia canalifera
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Hydractinia carcinicola
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Hydractinia carica
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Hydractinia carolinae
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Hydractinia cryptogonia
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Hydractinia dendritica
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Hydractinia diogenes
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Hydractinia disjuncta
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Hydractinia dubia
[]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Me

Hydractinia echinata (Fleming, 1828)

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Hydractinia echinata
[Snailfur]
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Hydractinia epiconcha
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Hydractinia epispongia
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Hydractinia fucicola
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Hydractinia galeai
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Hydractinia granulata
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Hydractinia hancocki
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Hydractinia humilis
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Hydractinia inabai
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Hydractinia inermis
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Hydractinia laevispina
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Hydractinia leizhouensis
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Hydractinia longispina
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Max. Length 2.5 cm H
 
Hydractinia milleri
[Miller hydractinia]
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Hydractinia minima
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Hydractinia minoi
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Hydractinia minuta
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Hydractinia misakiensis
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Hydractinia monocarpa
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Hydractinia monoon
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Hydractinia multispina
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Hydractinia multitentaculata
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Hydractinia novaezelandiae
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Hydractinia ocellata
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Hydractinia otagoensis
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Hydractinia pacifica
[White bottlebrush hydroid]
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Hydractinia parvispina
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Hydractinia piscicola
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Hydractinia polycarpa
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Hydractinia polyclina
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Hydractinia prolifica
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Hydractinia quadrigemina
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Hydractinia rubricata
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Hydractinia rugosa
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Hydractinia selena
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Hydractinia serrata
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Hydractinia sodalis
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Hydractinia spinipapillaris
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Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus
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Hydractinia symbiopollicaris
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Hydractinia tenuis
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Hydractinia valens
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Hydractinia vallini
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Hydractinia yerii
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Hydrocorella africana
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Janaria mirabilis
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Latebrahydra schulzei
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Merona cornucopiae
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Merona laxa
[]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Southwest Pacific, Wester
Max. Length 1 cm WD
Oceania armata Kolliker, 1853

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Oceania armata
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Podocoryna borealis
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Podocoryna carnea
[Smoothspined snailfur]
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Podocoryne apicata
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Podocoryne areolata
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Podocoryne bella
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Podocoryne meteoris
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Podocoryne minima
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Podocoryne ocellata
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Podocoryne simplex
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Rhizodendrium sterreri
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Rhizogeton ezoense
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Rhizogeton fusiformis
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Rhizogeton nematophorum
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Rhizogeton nudum
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Schuchertinia allmanii
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Stylactaria hooperii
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Stylactis arge
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Stylactis claviformis
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Stylactis fuciola
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Stylactis pruvoti
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Tubiclava lucerna
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Tubiclava rubra
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Tubiclava triserialis
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Turritopsis dohrnii
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Turritopsis fascicularis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm WD
 
Turritopsis lata
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Max. Length 0.5 cm WD
 
Turritopsis nutricula
[Immortal jellyfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Clava leptostyla 1860
Clava multicornis Club hydroid Atlantic, Arctic Oceans a 1775
Cordylophora caspia Freshwater hydroid Cosmopolitan. 1771
Cordylophora lacustris Cosmopolitan.
Corydendrium fruticosum Eastern Pacific 1914
Corydendrium parasiticum Southeast Pacific and Atl 1767
Corydendrium splendidum Southeast Pacific and Atl
Hydractinia aculeata Mediterranean 1833
Hydractinia aggregata Eastern Pacific 1911
Hydractinia altispina High-spined commensal hydroid Southeast Atlantic. 1955
Hydractinia americana Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1972
Hydractinia angusta Antarctic Pacific 1904
Hydractinia antonii Northwest Pacific 2006
Hydractinia arge Western Atlantic. 1882
Hydractinia armata Eastern Pacific 1940
Hydractinia australis Eastern Pacific 1996
Hydractinia bayeri Eastern Pacific 1984
Hydractinia bella Eastern Pacific 1961
Hydractinia betkensis Eastern Pacific 1978
Hydractinia brachyurae Eastern Pacific 1988
Hydractinia californica Eastern Pacific 1904
Hydractinia canalifera Eastern Pacific 1957
Hydractinia carcinicola Eastern Pacific 1939
Hydractinia carica Northern Atlantic, Northw 1887
Hydractinia carolinae Western Atlantic 1912
Hydractinia cryptogonia Western Atlantic 1988
Hydractinia dendritica Antarctic 1907
Hydractinia diogenes Antarctic 1959
Hydractinia disjuncta Antarctic 1938
Hydractinia dubia Western Atlantic 1900
Hydractinia echinata Snailfur Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1828
Hydractinia epiconcha Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1907
Hydractinia epispongia Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1938
Hydractinia fucicola Mediterranean 1846
Hydractinia galeai Mediterranean 2021
Hydractinia granulata Mediterranean 1988
Hydractinia hancocki Mediterranean 1938
Hydractinia humilis Mediterranean 1898
Hydractinia inabai Mediterranean 1988
Hydractinia inermis Mediterranean 1872
Hydractinia laevispina Northwest Atlantic, Easte 1911
Hydractinia leizhouensis Northwest Pacific 2020
Hydractinia longispina Northwest Pacific 1938
Hydractinia milleri Miller hydractinia Eastern Pacific 2.5 H 1902
Hydractinia minima Western Atlantic and the 1903
Hydractinia minoi Western Atlantic and the 1892
Hydractinia minuta Western Atlantic, Caribbe 1900
Hydractinia misakiensis Western Atlantic, Caribbe 1934
Hydractinia monocarpa Atlantic Ocean, Northwest 1847
Hydractinia monoon Atlantic Ocean, Northwest 1988
Hydractinia multispina Atlantic Ocean, Northwest 1938
Hydractinia multitentaculata Atlantic Ocean, Northwest 1975
Hydractinia novaezelandiae Atlantic Ocean, Northwest 1996
Hydractinia ocellata Atlantic Ocean, Northwest 1902
Hydractinia otagoensis Atlantic Ocean, Northwest 1996
Hydractinia pacifica White bottlebrush hydroid Southeast Pacific 1905
Hydractinia parvispina Antarctic Atlantic 1905
Hydractinia piscicola Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Hydractinia polycarpa Eastern Pacific 1938
Hydractinia polyclina Western Atlantic 1862
Hydractinia prolifica Western Atlantic 1948
Hydractinia quadrigemina Western Atlantic 1938
Hydractinia rubricata Western Atlantic 1996
Hydractinia rugosa Western Atlantic 1938
Hydractinia selena Western Atlantic 1976
Hydractinia serrata Western Atlantic 1943
Hydractinia sodalis Western Atlantic 1858
Hydractinia spinipapillaris Western Atlantic 1988
Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus Western Atlantic 1989
Hydractinia symbiopollicaris Western Atlantic 1989
Hydractinia tenuis Western Atlantic 1902
Hydractinia valens Western Atlantic 1941
Hydractinia vallini Western Atlantic 1926
Hydractinia yerii Western Atlantic 1934
Hydrocorella africana Western Atlantic 1921
Janaria mirabilis Eastern Pacific 1921
Latebrahydra schulzei Eastern Pacific 2021
Merona cornucopiae Atlantic Ocean 1864
Merona laxa Eastern Pacific 1938
Oceania armata Southwest Pacific, Wester 1 WD 1853
Podocoryna borealis Southeast Pacific, Atlant 1900
Podocoryna carnea Smoothspined snailfur Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O 1846
Podocoryne apicata Northwest Pacific 1959
Podocoryne areolata Northwest Pacific 1862
Podocoryne bella Northwest Pacific 1861
Podocoryne meteoris Northwest Pacific 1938
Podocoryne minima Northwest Pacific 1903
Podocoryne ocellata Western Central Atlantic 1902
Podocoryne simplex Northwest Pacific 1928
Rhizodendrium sterreri Western Atlantic 1988
Rhizogeton ezoense Pacific Ocean 1964
Rhizogeton fusiformis Western Atlantic 1862
Rhizogeton nematophorum Eastern Pacific 1986
Rhizogeton nudum Northern Atlantic and Arc 1910
Schuchertinia allmanii Arctic 1898
Stylactaria hooperii Southwest Atlantic 1899
Stylactis arge Southwest Atlantic 1882
Stylactis claviformis Southwest Atlantic 1965
Stylactis fuciola Southwest Atlantic 1857
Stylactis pruvoti Southwest Atlantic 1905
Tubiclava lucerna Southwest Atlantic 1863
Tubiclava rubra Eastern Indian Ocean and 1895
Tubiclava triserialis Eastern Indian Ocean and 1938
Turritopsis dohrnii Mediterranean 1883
Turritopsis fascicularis Western Atlantic. Tropic 1943
Turritopsis lata Southwest Pacific 0.3 WD 1884
Turritopsis nutricula Immortal jellyfish Atlantic, Caribbean and I 0.5 WD 1859



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