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Hydra
Linnaeus, 1758
(invertebrate)
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Entity:
Hydridae (Family)
..Chlorohydra (Genus)
..Pelmatohydra (Genus)
..Hydra (Genus)
....Hydra americana (Species)
....Hydra attenuata (Species)
....Hydra canadensis (Species)
....Hydra carnea (Species)
....Hydra circumcincta (Species)
....Hydra graysoni (Species)
....Hydra littoralis (Species)
....Hydra oligactis (Species)
....Hydra oxycnida (Species)
....Hydra utahensis (Species)
....Hydra vulgaris (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 816.
Types
Type of
:
Hydridae
(Family)
Dana, 1846
Type of
:
Hydriformes
(Order)
Ref:
E.R. Lankester, 1877
: 443.
[inferred]
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Hydra
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Hydra
(Moon)
H.A. Weaver
et al.
, 2005
Allowed homonym
:
Hydra
nom. inval.
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