Gattya
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| Gattya | |
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| Gattya humilis with Doto coronata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Family: | Halopterididae |
| Genus: | Gattya Allman, 1885 |
Gattya is a genus of hydroids in the family Halopterididae.[1]
The genus name of Gattya is in honour of Margaret Gatty (née Scott, 1809–1873), who was an English children's author and writer on marine biology.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by William Henry Harvey in Trans. Roy. Irish Acad. Vol. 22 (Edition 5, Sci.) on page 555 in 1855.
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