Eirenidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
hydrozoans
Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; ) are a taxonomic class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline water. The colonies of the colonial species can be large, and in some cases the specialized ...
.
Genera
The following genera are recognized within the family Eirenidae:
* ''
Eirene''
Eschscholtz, 1829
* ''
Eugymnanthea''
Palombi, 1936
* ''
Eutima''
McCrady, 1859
* ''
Eutimalphes''
Haeckel, 1879
* ''
Eutonina''
Hartlaub, 1897
* ''
Helgicirrha''
Hartlaub, 1909
* ''
Irenium''
Haeckel, 1879
* ''
Neotima''
Petersen, 1962
* ''
Phialopsis''
Torrey, 1909
* ''
Tima''
Eschscholtz, 1829
References
Leptothecata
Cnidarian families
Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel
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