HYDRIDAE Dana, 1846
(freshwater hydras)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyHYDRIDAE (freshwater hydras)
SuborderAPLANULATA (a suborder of coelenterates)
OrderANTHOATHECATA (an order of hydroids)
SubclassHYDROIDOLINA (a subclass of coelenterates)
ClassHYDROZOA (hydroids)
PhylumCNIDARIA (hydroids, jelly fish, sea anemones, jellyfish)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Schuchert, P. 2010 The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 2 Revue suisse de Zoologie Vol 117: 337-555.

HYDRIDAE (freshwater hydras) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for HYDRIDAE (freshwater hydras)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for HYDRIDAE (freshwater hydras)
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