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Cordylophora caspia<br />

Taxon: Hydrozoan<br />

Kingdom: Animalia<br />

Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria<br />

Subphylum: Superclass: Class: Hydrozoa<br />

Subclass: Hydroidolina Infraclass: Superorder:<br />

Order: Anthoathecata Suborder: Filifera Infraorder:<br />

Superfamily: Family: Cordylophoridae Subfamily:<br />

Also Known As (Name - Type): Common Names:<br />

Cordylophora albicola Synonym<br />

Cordylophora lacustris Synonym<br />

Cordylophora whiteleggi Synonym<br />

Tubularia cornea Synonym<br />

Type Locality:<br />

Ecoregion-level distribution<br />

Master Classifications<br />

Date 1st record: Unknown<br />

Loc 1st record: Unknown<br />

Established: Yes<br />

NWP<br />

Taxonomic Author: (Pallas, 1771)<br />

Hawaii<br />

1974<br />

Maui, Hawaii<br />

Yes<br />

Species ID: 1163<br />

Print Date: 9/9/2012 11:20:47 PM<br />

NEP<br />

ca. 1920<br />

Puget Sound, WA<br />

Yes<br />

VECTORS<br />

SH X MS AF X<br />

ID RE AP X REC SF HR O<br />

BW SB HF S/R AE AA X IR X A P<br />

X X<br />

AO X PO<br />

X<br />

Comments: Cordylophora caspia is a freshwater and low salinity species, while at higher salinities it forms a resistant<br />

stage. According to DAISIE, "this hydroid is known in temperate and tropical coastal regions of every continent (except<br />

Antarctica), and in many fresh waters." C. caspia has a planulae larvae but no medusoid stage.<br />

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