Kirchenpaueriidae is a
family
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of
hydrozoans in the
superfamily
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Plumularioidea
Plumularioidea is a superfamily of hydrozoans in the order Leptothecata.
This superfamily unites about 45 genera in the following families:
* Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890
* Halopterididae Millard, 1962
* Kirchenpaueriidae ...
. Their
hydrocladia are characteristically set in an alternating fashion as one progresses along the stems, forming two neat rows except in ''
Oswaldella laertesi'', which has three such rows. The alternating placement of the hydrocladia can be used to distinguish them from the
Plumulariidae
Plumulariidae is a family (biology), family of hydrozoans.
Genus
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following genus, genera belong to this family:
*''Callicarpa (hydrozoan), Callicarpa'' Fewkes, 1881
*''Cladacanthella'' Calde ...
which may look superficially similar.
There are six genera recognized in the family Kirchenpaueriidae:
* ''
Halicornopsis''
* ''
Kirchenpaueria''
* ''
Ophinella''
* ''
Oswaldella''
* ''
Pycnotheca''
* ''
Wimveria''
References
* MarineSpecies.org (2008)
Kirchenpaueriidae Retrieved 2008-JUL-08.
* Schuchert, Peter (2008)
Retrieved 2008-JUL-08.
Plumularioidea
Cnidarian families
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