Proboscidoidea
Not to be confused with Proboscidea.
Proboscidoidea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Subphylum: | Medusozoa |
Class: | Hydrozoa |
Subclass: | Leptolinae |
Order: | Leptomedusae |
Suborder: | Proboscidoidea Broch, 1910 |
Families | |
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Proboscidoidea is a suborder of cnidarians in the order Leptothecata.[1] It includes three families and near 150 distinct species. They are characterized by elongated and undercut hypostome that creates an indention superior to the gastric cavity.[2]
References
- ↑ "Antarctic Invertebrates: Proboscidoidea". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ Daly; et al. (2007). "The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press.
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