Red-Eyed Medusa [Hybocodon prolifer]
Description
This marine species is a type of hydroid medusa. It is characterized by its bell-shaped body, tentacles, and red eyespots. It inhabits the northern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It reproduces both sexually and asexually, with the asexual phase taking place in the polyp stage and the sexual phase taking place in the medusa stage.
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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