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Genus of hydrozoans

Cubaia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Limnomedusae
Family: Olindiidae
Genus: Cubaia
Mayer, 1894
Species: C. aphrodite
Binomial name
Cubaia aphrodite
Mayer, 1894

Cubaia is a genus of freshwater hydrozoans in the family Olindiidae. Like all members of that family, they have a polyp phase and a medusa phase. The genus is monotypic, including only the species Cubaia aphrodite. It has been reported in the Bahamas. The genus is carnivorous and reproduce asexually.

References

  1. ^ "Cubaia Mayer, 1894". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. WoRMS. "Cubaia aphrodite Mayer, 1894". World Register of Marine Species.
  3. "Cubaia aphrodite Mayer 1894". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
Taxon identifiers
Cubaia


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