Cladonematidae

Cladonematidae
A colony of Cladonema radiatum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Capitata
Family: Cladonematidae
Gegenbaur, 1857
Diversity
3 genera
Synonyms
  • Cladonemidae (lapsus)
  • Eleutheriidae Russell, 1953

Cladonematidae is a small family of anthomedusan hydrozoans. They have stolonal hydroid colonies, and their medusae are benthic and can crawl across the sediment; in many species they have lost the ability to swim however.

Several members of this lineage were formerly considered a separate family Eleutheriidae.

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