Monobrachium

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]

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

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

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

References


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