Vallentinia gabriellae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hydrozoa
Order
Limnomedusae
Family
Olindiidae
Genus
Vallentinia
Species
Vallentinia gabriellae
Scientific Name
Vallentinia gabriellae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Vallentinia gabriellae

Vallentinia gabriellae, the hitch-hiking jellyfish, is a species of small, inconspicuous hydrozoan in the family Olindiidae. It is endemic to a few isolated parts of the western Atlantic Ocean. It is elusive in the wild but sometimes makes its appearance unexpectedly in seawater cultures of other organisms in the laboratory.

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Vallentinia gabriellae
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Vallentinia gabriellae
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Vallentinia gabriellae
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Vallentinia gabriellae
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