Hydroidolina

Hydroidolina
Siphonophorae from Ernst Haeckel's 1904 Kunstformen der Natur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Subclass: Hydroidolina
Collins, 2000
Orders

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Synonyms
  • Hydroida
  • Hydroidae
  • Hydroidolinae
  • Hydroidomedusa
  • Hydroidomedusae
  • Leptolida Haeckel, 1879
  • Leptolina Haeckel, 1879
  • Leptolinae Haeckel, 1879
  • Hydroidida

Hydroidolina is a subclass of Hydrozoa and makes up 90% of the class. Controversy surrounds who the sister groups of Hydroidolina are, but research has shown that three orders remain consistent as direct relatives: Siphonophorae, Anthoathecata, and Leptothecata.

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