Geryonia

Geryonia
	Geryonia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Trachymedusae
Family:	Geryoniidae
Genus:	Geryonia; Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Species:	G. proboscidalis
Binomial name
	Geryonia proboscidalis; (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
	(Genus) Carmarina Haeckel, 1864; Carmaris Haeckel, 1879; Geryones Haeckel, 1879; (Species) Medusa proboscidalis Forsskål, 1775; Carmarina hastata Haeckel, 1864; Carmaris Glitschii Haeckel, 1879; Dianaea endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824; Geryones elephas Haeckel, 1879; Geryonia conoides Haeckel, 1864; Geryonia dianaea Haeckel, 1879; Geryonia fungiformis Haeckel, 1864; Geryonia hexaphylla Péron & Lesueur, 1810; Geryonia umbella Haeckel, 1864;

Geryonia is a monotypic genus of hydrozoans in the family Geryoniidae. It is represented by the species Geryonia proboscidalis which occurs in the Mediterranean and subtropical seas. In the Mediterranean the species is more numerous and the polyps are larger than in other parts of the world. The diameter of a polyp can be up to 80 mm, while in Florida and the Bahamas it is rare to find specimens of more than 50 mm in diameter.

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