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Filifera

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Filifera
Bougainvillia muscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Filifera
Kühn, 1913
Families
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Filifera is a suborder of hydrozoans in the order Anthoathecata. They are found in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats.

Characteristics

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Members of this suborder are characterised by the filiform tentacles of the polyps which do not terminate in knobs. The rose corals, family Stylasteridae, secrete calcium carbonate exoskeletons around a network of stolons.[1]

Families

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Glass model of Neoturris pileata

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following families are found in this suborder :[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ruppert, Edward E.; Fox, Richard, S.; Barnes, Robert D. (2004). Invertebrate Zoology, 7th edition. Cengage Learning. p. 167. ISBN 978-81-315-0104-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Schuchert, Peter (2015). "Filifera". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-06-08.