Blue Button [Hybocodon chinga]
Description
The Blue Button is a jelly-like marine animal found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. It is characterized by its button-like shape, blue color, and unique radial canals. Its diet mainly consists of zooplankton.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Jellyfish, Sea Anemones, and Relatives
Cnidaria
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|---|---|
| Class |
Hydroids, Fire Corals, and Stinging Anemones
Hydrozoa
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| Order |
Leptothecata
Leptothecata
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| Family |
Tube-dwelling hydroids
Tubulariidae
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| Genus |
Hybocodon
Hybocodon
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