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Leptomedusae Haeckel 1886 Select from one of the following:
Hydroidomedusae
Obelia sp.
Taxonomy
Phylum Cnidaria
Superclass Hydrozoa
Class Hydroidomedusae
Subclass Leptomedusae
Distinguishing characteristics
  • Flattened, saucer-shaped.
  • Statocysts located near margin.
  • Gonads carried beneath the 4 radial canals.
 
 

 
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