''Pennaria'' is a genus 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 specialize ...
. It is the only genus within the
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
family Pennariidae.
Species
The following species are included in the genus:
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Pennaria armata
''Pennaria'' is a genus of hydrozoans. It is the only genus within the monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include ...
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Vanhöffen, 1911
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Pennaria blistera
''Pennaria'' is a genus of hydrozoans. It is the only genus within the monotypic family Pennariidae.
Species
The following species are included in the genus:
*''Pennaria armata
''Pennaria'' is a genus of hydrozoans. It is the only genus withi ...
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Xu & Huang, 2006
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Pennaria disticha
''Pennaria disticha'', also known as the Christmas tree hydroid, is a species of athecate hydroid in the family Pennariidae. Colonies are common in the Mediterranean Sea growing on rocks close to the surface. This species has been used in resear ...
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Goldfuss, 1820
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Pennaria grandis
''Pennaria'' is a genus of hydrozoans. It is the only genus within the monotypic family Pennariidae.
Species
The following species are included in the genus:
*''Pennaria armata'' Vanhöffen, 1911
*''Pennaria blistera'' Xu & Huang, 2006
*''Pennar ...
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Kramp, 1928
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Pennaria wilsoni''
Bale, 1913
References
Pennariidae
Hydrozoan genera
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