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Aplanulata

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Aplanulata
Myriothela tentaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Aplanulata
Collins, Winkelman, Hadrys & Schierwater, 2005 [1]
Families
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Aplanulata is a suborder of Hydrozoa, a class of marine and freshwater invertebrates belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. The group have lost its planula larval stage, and the only remnants of the medusa stage is when they function as gonophores attached to the polyp.[2]

Families

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According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following families are found in this suborder:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Aplanulata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  2. ^ Nawrocki, A. M.; Cartwright, P. (2013). "Expression of WNT pathway genes in polyps and medusa-like structures of Ectopleura larynx (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)". Evolution & Development. 15 (5): 373–384. doi:10.1111/ede.12045. PMID 24074282. S2CID 5337426.