''Amphinema'' is a genus of
cnidaria
Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jellyfish, hydroid (zoology), hydroids, ...
ns belonging to the family
Pandeidae
Pandeidae is a family (biology), family of Anthomedusae, hydroids in the Class (biology), class Hydrozoa. Like other jellyfish there is usually a mature Medusa (biology), medusa form which is pelagic and reproduces sexually and a hydroid or polyp ...
.
The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amphinema'':
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Amphinema biscayana''
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Amphinema bouilloni''
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Amphinema calcariformis''
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Amphinema cheshirei''
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Amphinema dinema''
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Amphinema globogona''
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Amphinema gordini''
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Amphinema krampi''
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Amphinema modernisme''
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Amphinema nanhainensis''
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Amphinema physophorum''
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Amphinema platyhedos''
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Amphinema rollinsi''
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Amphinema rubrum''
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Amphinema rugosum''
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Amphinema tsingtauensis''
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Amphinema turrida''
(Mayer, 1900)
References
Pandeidae
Hydrozoan genera
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