''Odessia'' is a genus of
cnidaria
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 ...
ns belonging to the family
Moerisiidae
Moerisiidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata
Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this long-kno ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species:
*''
Odessia maeotica''
*''
Odessia microtentaculata''
References
Hydrozoan genera
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