Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
()
- Leuckart, 1847
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
()
- Hatschek, 1888
- Cnidarians
- Subphylum:
Medusozoa
()
- Petersen, 1979
- Class:
Hydrozoa
()
- Hydrozoans, Hydroids, Hydralike Animals
- Order:
Leptothecatae
()
- Family:
Campanulariidae
()
- Hincks, 1868
- Genus:
Obelia
()
- Péron & Lesueur, 1810
- Specific name:
spinulosa
- (Bell)
- Scientific name: - Obelia spinulosa (Bell)
- Specific name:
spinulosa
- (Bell)
- Genus:
Obelia
(
- Family:
Campanulariidae
(
- Order:
Leptothecatae
(
- Class:
Hydrozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Medusozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Obelia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. bidentata (Doubletoothed Hydroid) · O. dichotoma (Sea Thread Hydroid) · O. geniculata (Knotted Thread Hydroid)
More Info
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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 19, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- National Chemical Laboratory, IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16191022
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 706141
