Tubulariidae is a family of hydroid cnidarians. For long placed in a presumed superfamily or infraorder Tubulariida of suborder Capitata, they are actually close relatives of the Hydridae and are now united with these and a number of relatives in a newly recognized suborder Aplanulata.[1] Most if not all species in this family grow on stalks and resemble small flowers.

Tubulariidae
Ectopleura crocea offshore False Cape
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Aplanulata
Family: Tubulariidae
Goldfuss, 1818
Synonyms
  • Hybocodonidae Allman, 1872
  • Tubulariae (lapsus)

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following genera are found in this family:

References edit

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tubulariidae Goldfuss, 1818". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 9 August 2013.