Solmundella
Genus of hydrozoans
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Solmundella is a genus of hydrozoan in the family Solmundaeginidae. It is monotypic, with the single species Solmundella bitentaculata.[1]
| Solmundella | |
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| Solmundella bitentaculata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Narcomedusae |
| Family: | Solmundaeginidae |
| Genus: | Solmundella Haeckel, 1879 |
| Species: | S. bitentaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Solmundella bitentaculata | |
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Distribution
Ecology
Solmundella bitentaculata is an epipelagic and mesopelagic species.[4] It feeds on the gastropod Limacina antarctica.[2]