Hydrozoa Athecata Capitata Zancleopoidae

Hydrozoa cnidocyst database organized by families.

hydr.athec.capit.zancleopoidae
Nematocysts
I. ASTOMOCNIDAEII. STOMOCNIDAE
A. RHOPALONEMES (adhere & entangle)B. SPIRONEMESA. HAPLONEMESB. HETERONEMES
HY-/SCY-/ANTHHYDRO/ANTHOHY-/SCY-/ANTHHYDROZOA/ANTHOZOAHYDROZOA/SCYPHOZOA
2. Acrophores1. AnacrophoresRhopalonemes1. Haplonemes2. Heteronemes1. Isorhizas2. Anisorhizas1. Rhabdoids (Rh)2. Rhopaloides3. Birhopaloid
a. desmonemesa. Rhopaloidesa. Atrichousd. Apotrichousb. Basitrichouse. Holotrichousc. Merotrichous"Anisorhizas"a. Atrichousc. Heterotrichousb. Homotrichousa. Mastigophores (M)a. Eurytelesb. Stenoteles
(1) Euryteles(holotrichous)(2) Macrobasic (1) Microbasic (Mi)(1) Microbasic(2) Macrobasic(penetrant)Source
(a) Microbasic(a) Homotrichous(b) Heterotrichous(c) Semiophoric(a) Telotrichous(b) Merotrichous(c) Holotrichouspseudostenotele
(ii) aspiroteles(i) spiroteles
SubclassOrderSuborderSuperfamilyFamily (and alternative)SubfamilyGenusspecies (and variety)AuthorSTAGEAcAAcR (general)DeASSAI, AIlg, AIsm(homotrichous)MiM
locomotiondefense(= b-rhabdoid)
Athecatae-Anthomedusae (Gymnoblastea)CapitataZancleopsoidaeZancleopsidaeZancleopsisdichotomaMDeStBouillon, '85
Athecatae-Anthomedusae (Gymnoblastea)CapitataZancleopsoidaeZancleopsidaeZancleopsisgotoiMDeStBouillon, '85
Athecatae-Anthomedusae (Gymnoblastea)CapitataZancleopsoidaeZancleopsidaeZancleopsistentaculataMDeStBouillon, '85

Last Updated: Sept. 22, 1995

Analyst/Contact: S. Shostak

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