Clathrozoidae Stechow, 1921 
AphiaID: 266956

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Leptothecata

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Leptothecata
Source		basis of record: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Clathrozoon Spencer, 1891 Genus Pseudoclathrozoon Hirohito, 1967
Environment		marine, fresh, terrestrial
Note		Diagnosis: Hydroid colony arborescent through skeleton of complexly fused chitinous stolons; hydrotheca tubular, entierly or nearly entierly embedded in skeleton; hydranth cylindrical, deeply retractile into hydrotheca; nematotheca tubular, scattered on surface of skeleton; gonophore as fixed sporosacs or free eumedusoids, gonotheca developed within skeleton. [details]
Image		Family Clathrozoidae added on 2013-06-07 - author: Schuchert, Peter qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-07 15:36:06
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:266956
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-01-09 13:56:12Z   created   Decock, Wim 2010-12-03 07:17:42Z   changed   Schuchert, Peter 2013-05-21 11:03:14Z   changed   Schuchert, Peter
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		Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Clathrozoidae Stechow, 1921. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266956 on 2013-06-19