Biology:Proboscidoidea
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Short description: Suborder of hydrozoans
| Proboscidoidea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Suborder: | Proboscidoidea Broch, 1910 |
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Proboscidoidea is a suborder of hydrozoans 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. http://invertebrates.si.edu/antiz/taxon_view.cfm?taxon=1202. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ Daly (2007). "The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus". Zootaxa (Magnolia Press). http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/154748.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7247048 entry
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