''Pycnotheca'' is a
genus of
hydroids in the
family Kirchenpaueriidae
Kirchenpaueriidae is a family of hydrozoans in the superfamily Plumularioidea. Their hydrocladia are characteristically set in an alternating fashion as one progresses along the stems, forming two neat rows except in '' Oswaldella laertesi'', w ...
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Species
Three species are classified in this genus:
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Pycnotheca biseptata
''Pycnotheca'' is a genus of hydroids in the family Kirchenpaueriidae
Kirchenpaueriidae is a family of hydrozoans in the superfamily Plumularioidea. Their hydrocladia are characteristically set in an alternating fashion as one progresses a ...
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(Blackburn, 1938)
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Pycnotheca mirabilis
''Pycnotheca mirabilis'', The feathery hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Kirchenpaueriidae.
Feathery hydroids are often white and grow in crowded colonies resembling upright feathers. The stems may grow to 3 cm in total height. ...
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(Allman, 1883)
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Pycnotheca producta''
(Bale, 1881)
References
Kirchenpaueriidae
Hydrozoan genera
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