Garveia
Genus of aquatic animals
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Garveia is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Bougainvilliidae.[1]
| Garveia | |
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| Garveia annulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Anthoathecata |
| Family: | Bougainvilliidae |
| Genus: | Garveia Wright, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Garveia nutans Wright, 1859 | |
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The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Garveia:[2]
- Garveia annulata Nutting, 1901 - orange hydroid
- Garveia arborea (Browne, 1907) - hedgehog hydroid or orange hydroid
- Garveia belyaevi Stepanjants & Chernyshev, 2015
- Garveia clevelandensis Pennycuik, 1959
- Garveia crassa (Stechow, 1923)
- Garveia gracilis (Clark, 1876)
- Garveia grisea (Motz-Kossowska, 1905)
- Garveia nutans Wright, 1859
- Garveia polarsterni Stepanjants, 2001
