Eucheilota bakeri
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| Eucheilota bakeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Family: | Lovenellidae |
| Genus: | Eucheilota |
| Species: | E. bakeri |
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| Eucheilota bakeri (Torrey, 1904) | |
Eucheilota bakeri, the bean clam hydroid, is a species[1] of hydroid in the family Lovenellidae, occurring in the Eastern Pacific: USA and Canada. [2]
The life cycle includes both asexual and sexual stages; the species is capable of reproduction in both stages. Asexual reproduction occurs by a process called budding; this form of the animal is called a hydroid. Sexual reproduction occurs with the release of gametes by the adult form called a medusa. [3] Hydroids are often found attached to the shell of a Gould beanclam.
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