Candelabridae is a small
family of
cnidarian
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter.
Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that th ...
s within the class
Hydrozoa. Myriothelidae Hincks, 1868 and Symplectaneidae Fraser, 1941 are now accepted as synonyms of this family.
Genera and Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
and
species exist in this family:
*''Candelabrum'' de Blainville, 1880 synonym ''Myriothela'' Sars, 1850
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Candelabrum australe'' (Briggs, 1928)
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Candelabrum austrogeorgiae'' (Jäderholm, 1904)
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Candelabrum austro-georgiae'' Jäderholm, 1905
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Candelabrum capensis
''Candelabrum capensis'', or gnome's hat hydroid, is a species of sessile hydroid cnidarian. It is a member of the family Candelabridae
Candelabridae is a small family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. Myriothelidae Hincks, 1868 a ...
'' (Manton, 1940)
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Candelabrum cocksii'' (Cocks, 1854)
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Candelabrum fritchmanii'' Hewitt & Goddard, 2001
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Candelabrum giganteum'' (Bonnevie, 1898)
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Candelabrum harrisoni'' (Briggs, 1928)
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Candelabrum meridianum'' (Briggs, 1939)
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Candelabrum minutum'' (Bonnevie, 1898)
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Candelabrum mitra
A candelabra (plural candelabras) or candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums) is a candle holder with multiple arms.
Although electricity has relegated candleholders to decorative use, interior designers continue to model light fixture ...
'' (Bonnevie, 1898)
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Candelabrum penola'' (Manton, 1940)
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Candelabrum phrygium
A candelabra (plural candelabras) or candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums) is a candle holder with multiple arms.
Although electricity has relegated candleholders to decorative use, interior designers continue to model light fixture ...
'' (Fabricius, 1780)
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Candelabrum serpentarii
A candelabra (plural candelabras) or candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums) is a candle holder with multiple arms.
Although electricity has relegated candleholders to decorative use, interior designers continue to model light fixture ...
'' Segonzac & Vervoort, 1995
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Candelabrum tentaculatum
''Candelabrum tentaculatum'', also called the dreadlocks hydroid or calamari hydroid, is a sessile marine hydroid, that is found off the Cape Peninsula of South Africa.Millard, N.A.H. 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of Southern Africa. ''Ann. ...
'' (Millard, 1966)
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Candelabrum verrucosum
A candelabra (plural candelabras) or candelabrum (plural candelabra or candelabrums) is a candle holder with multiple arms.
Although electricity has relegated candleholders to decorative use, interior designers continue to model light fixture ...
'' (Bonnevie, 1898)
*''Fabulosus'' Stepanjants, Sheiko & Napara, 1990
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Fabulosus kurilensis
Candelabridae is a small family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. Myriothelidae Hincks, 1868 and Symplectaneidae Fraser, 1941 are now accepted as synonyms of this family.
Genera and Species
According to the World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Stepanjants, Sheiko & Napara, 1990
*''Monocoryne'' Broch, 1910 synonym ''Symplectanea'' Fraser, 1941
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Monocoryne bracteata
Candelabridae is a small family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. Myriothelidae Hincks, 1868 and Symplectaneidae Fraser, 1941 are now accepted as synonyms of this family.
Genera and Species
According to the World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' (Fraser, 1943)
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Monocoryne colonialis
Candelabridae is a small family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. Myriothelidae Hincks, 1868 and Symplectaneidae Fraser, 1941 are now accepted as synonyms of this family.
Genera and Species
According to the World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Brinckmann-Voss & Lindner, 2008
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Monocoryne gigantea
Candelabridae is a small family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. Myriothelidae Hincks, 1868 and Symplectaneidae Fraser, 1941 are now accepted as synonyms of this family.
Genera and Species
According to the World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' (Bonnevie, 1898)
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Monocoryne minor
Candelabridae is a small family of cnidarians within the class Hydrozoa. Myriothelidae Hincks, 1868 and Symplectaneidae Fraser, 1941 are now accepted as synonyms of this family.
Genera and Species
According to the World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' Millard, 1966
References
External links
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Cnidarian families
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