Laodiceidae is a family 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 order
Leptomedusae
Leptothecata, or thecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans in the phylum Cnidaria. Their closest living relatives are the athecate hydroids, which are similar enough to have always been considered closely related, and the very apomorphic Siph ...
.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Laodiceidae:
* ''
Guillea''
Bouillon, Pagès, Gili, Palanques, Puig & Heussner, 2000
* ''
Laodicea''
Lesson, 1843
* ''
Ptychogena''
Agassiz, 1865
* ''
Staurostoma''
Haeckel, 1879
References
Leptothecata
Cnidarian families
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