Fine Art

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Hydrozoa
Subclassis: Trachylinae
Ordo: Narcomedusae
Familia: Aeginidae
Genus: Aeginopsis
Species: A. laurentii
Name

Aeginopsis Brandt, 1835

Type species: A. laurentii
Brandt, 1835
References

The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Order Narcomedusae [1]

Aeginopsis is a genus of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae.[1] It is monotypic, with the single species Aeginopsis laurentii
Habitat

Found in arctic and sub-arctic waters, and is usually found on shelves, less commonly in offshore waters, but no deeper then 500 m.
References

"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species (2004)- Aeginopsis laurentii Brandt, 1838". marinespecies.org.

Cnidaria Images

Biology Encyclopedia

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Home - Hellenica World