''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan

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Eleutheriidae is now included in the

Cladonematidae Cladonematidae is a small family of anthomedusan hydrozoans. They have stolonal hydroid colonies, and their medusae are benthic and can crawl across the sediment; in many species they have lost the ability to swim however.Schuchert 009/ref> Se ...

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Staurocladia acuminata ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as wel ...

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Staurocladia alternata ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *'' Staurocladia alternata'' *'' Staurocladia bilateralis'' *'' St ...

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Staurocladia bilateralis ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *'' Staurocladia bilateralis'' *'' Sta ...

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Staurocladia charcoti ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *''Staurocladia bilateralis'' *'' Stau ...

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Staurocladia haswelli ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *''Staurocladia bilateralis'' *''Staur ...

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Staurocladia oahuensis ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *''Staurocladia bilateralis'' *''Staur ...

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Staurocladia portmanni ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *''Staurocladia bilateralis'' *''Staur ...

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Staurocladia schizogena ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *''Staurocladia bilateralis'' *''Staur ...

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Staurocladia ulvae ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *''Staurocladia bilateralis'' *''Staur ...

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Staurocladia vallentini ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata'' *''Staurocladia alternata'' *''Staurocladia bilateralis'' *''Staur ...

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Staurocladia wellingtoni ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former family Eleutheriidae is now included in the Cladonematidae. Species include: *''Staurocladia acuminata ''Staurocladia'' is a genus of anthomedusan hydrozoans. Its former fam ...

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Cladonematidae Hydrozoan genera {{anthoathecata-stub