Orchistoma

Orchistoma
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family:
Bouillon, 1984
Genus:
Haeckel, 1879
Synonyms

(Family)

  • Orchistomidae Bouillon, 1984

(Genus)

  • Tetracannota Mayer, 1900

Orchistoma is a genus of hydrozoans in the order Leptothecata. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Orchistomatidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, North America and Australia.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Orchistoma agariciforme Keller, 1884
  • Orchistoma collapsum (Mayer, 1900)
  • Orchistoma manam Bouillon, 1984
  • Orchistoma mauropoda Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010
  • Orchistoma nubiae Bouillon, 1984
  • Orchistoma pileus (Lesson, 1843)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Orchistoma Haeckel, 1879". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.