''Pycnotheca'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
hydroids in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Kirchenpaueriidae
Kirchenpaueriidae is a family (biology), family of hydrozoans in the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Plumularioidea. Their hydrocladium, hydrocladia are characteristically set in an alternating fashion as one progresses along the stems, forming two n ...
.
Species
Three species are classified in this genus:
*''
Pycnotheca biseptata''
(Blackburn, 1938)
*''
Pycnotheca mirabilis''
(Allman, 1883)
*''
Pycnotheca producta''
(Bale, 1881)
References
Kirchenpaueriidae
Hydrozoan genera
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