Monobrachium
Genus of hydrozoans
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Monobrachium is a genus of hydroids. These marine cnidarians form the only genus of the monotypic family Monobrachiidae.[1]
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| A colony of hydrozoan Monobrachium parasitum on the Macoma calcarea shell. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Limnomedusae |
| Family: | Monobrachiidae Mereschkowsky, 1877 |
| Genus: | Monobrachium Mereschkowsky, 1877[1] |
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Monobrachium antarcticum Robins, 1972
- Monobrachium drachi Marche-Marchad, 1963
- Monobrachium parasitum Mereschkowsky, 1877
