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Cubaia

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Cubaia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Limnomedusae
Family: Olindiidae
Genus: Cubaia
Mayer, 1894[1]
Species:
C. aphrodite
Binomial name
Cubaia aphrodite
Mayer, 1894[1]

Cubaia is a genus of freshwater hydrozoans in the family Olindiidae. Like all members of that family, they have a polyp phase and a medusa phase. The genus is monotypic, including only the species Cubaia aphrodite. It has been reported in the Bahamas.[2] The genus is carnivorous and reproduce asexually.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cubaia Mayer, 1894". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ WoRMS. "Cubaia aphrodite Mayer, 1894". World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ "Cubaia aphrodite Mayer 1894". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2024-07-02.