''Nemopsis'' is a genus of
cnidarians
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 ...
belonging to the family
Bougainvilliidae
Bougainvilliidae is a family of marine hydroids in the class Hydrozoa. Members of the family are found worldwide. There are sixteen accepted genera and about ninety-three species.
Description
Hydroids in this family can be solitary or colonial. ...
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The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
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Nemopsis bachei
''Nemopsis bachei'' is a species of relatively small gelatinous zooplankton hydrozoa found in both marine and estuarine environments. This particular species was first found and described by Louis Agassiz in 1849 from samples that were taken from ...
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Agassiz, 1849
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Nemopsis dofleini''
Maas, 1909
References
Bougainvilliidae
Hydrozoan genera
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