''Hydractinia'' is a genus of commensal
athecate hydroids which belong to the family
Hydractiniidae
Hydractiniidae is a cnidarian family (biology), family of athecate hydroids.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:
*''Bouillonactinia'' Miglietta, McNally & Cunningham, 2010
*''Clava (cnidarian ...
. ''Hydractinia'' species mostly live on hermit-crabbed marine gastropod shells.
One species, ''
Hydractinia echinata
''Hydractinia echinata'' is a colonial marine Hydrozoa, hydroid which is often found growing on dead, hermit-crabbed shells of marine gastropod species. This hydroid species is also commonly known as snail fur, a name which refers to the furry ap ...
'', is commonly known as
snail fur.
Another species, ''H. minoi'', is known to be commensal with
stingfishes of the genus ''
Minous''.
Species
References
''Hydractinia''at
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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Hydractiniidae
Hydrozoan genera
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