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 | |
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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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