''Vallentinia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of hydrozoans in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Olindiidae
Olindiidae is a family of hydrozoans in the order Limnomedusae. They have a polyp (zoology), polyp phase and a Jellyfish, medusa phase. The polyps are generally small (1 mm) and solitary, but a few species are colonial. They have a varying ...
.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following species:
* ''
Vallentinia adherens''
Hyman, 1947
* ''
Vallentinia falklandica''
Browne, 1902
* ''
Vallentinia gabriellae
''Vallentinia gabriellae'', the hitch-hiking jellyfish, is a species of small, inconspicuous hydrozoan in the family Olindiidae. It is endemic to a few isolated parts of the western Atlantic Ocean. It is elusive in the wild but sometimes makes it ...
''
Vannucci Mendes, 1948
References
Olindiidae
Hydrozoan genera
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