''Lepidotheca'' 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
Stylasteridae
Stylasteridae, also known as lace corals, is a family (biology), family of colonial hydrozoans with a calcified skeleton. They first appeared 65 million years ago in deep waters. About 10% of the species have adapted to shallow water. In shallow ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* ''
Lepidotheca altispina''
Cairns, 1991
* ''
Lepidotheca brochi''
Cairns, 1986
References
Stylasteridae
Hydrozoan genera
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