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Family: Tubulariidae (See list of species below)

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48 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ectopleura americana
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Ectopleura apicisacciformis
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Ectopleura crocea
[Pink-mouth hydroid]
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Ectopleura dumortierii
[Flower hydroid]
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Ectopleura gemmifera
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Ectopleura grandis
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Ectopleura larynx
[Ringed tubularia]
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Ectopleura latitaeniata
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Ectopleura marina
[Solitary pink-mouth hydroid]
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Ectopleura mayeri
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Ectopleura media
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Ectopleura minerva
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Ectopleura pacifica
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Ectopleura sacculifera
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Ectopleura xiamenensis
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Ectopleura xuxuanii
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Eucodonium brownei
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Euphysilla peterseni
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Euphysilla pyramidata
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Euphysora annulata
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Euphysora bigelowi
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Euphysora furcata
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Euphysora gigantea
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Euphysora normani
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Gotoea similis
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Gotoea typica
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Hybocodon atentaculatus
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Hybocodon chilensis
[Fireworks hydroid]
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Hybocodon forbesi
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Hybocodon pendulus
[One armed jellyfish]
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Hybocodon prolifer
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Hybocodon unicus
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Pinauay ralphi
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Plotocnide borealis
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Plotocnide incertae
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Ralpharia gorgoniae
[Solitary gorgonian hydroid]
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Ralpharia sanctisebastiani
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Rhabdoon singulare
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Tubularia acadiae
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Tubularia attenuoides
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Tubularia aurea
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Tubularia formosa
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Tubularia harrimani
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Tubularia indivisa
[Tall tubularia]
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Tubularia regalis
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Zyzzyzus floridanus
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Zyzzyzus parvula
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Zyzzyzus warreni
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48 Species of Family Tubulariidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ectopleura americana Western Atlantic
Ectopleura apicisacciformis Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura crocea Pink-mouth hydroid Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 15 H
Ectopleura dumortierii Flower hydroid Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 0.3 WD
Ectopleura gemmifera Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura grandis Western Atlantic
Ectopleura larynx Ringed tubularia Pacific Ocean, Northern A 5 H
Ectopleura latitaeniata Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura marina Solitary pink-mouth hydroid Eastern Pacific
Ectopleura mayeri Western Central Atlantic
Ectopleura media Southeast Pacific
Ectopleura minerva Eastern Indian Ocean and 0.25 H
Ectopleura pacifica Western Atlantic
Ectopleura sacculifera Eastern Central Pacific. 0.3 H
Ectopleura xiamenensis Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura xuxuanii Northwest Pacific
Eucodonium brownei Eastern Pacific and the M 0.1 WD
Euphysilla peterseni Eastern Pacific
Euphysilla pyramidata Eastern Central Atlantic 0.23 WD
Euphysora annulata Pacific and Atlantic Ocea 0.14 WD
Euphysora bigelowi Indo-West Pacific. 1.3 H
Euphysora furcata Southwest Pacific and Atl 0.65 WD
Euphysora gigantea Antarctic Atlantic 2.6 WD
Euphysora normani Western Indian Ocean 0.125 WD
Gotoea similis Southeast Atlantic 0.3 WD
Gotoea typica Northwest Pacific 0.28 WD
Hybocodon atentaculatus Northwest Pacific 2.5 WD
Hybocodon chilensis Fireworks hydroid Southwest Atlantic and So
Hybocodon forbesi Western Central Atlantic 0.3 H
Hybocodon pendulus One armed jellyfish Western Atlantic 0.5 H
Hybocodon prolifer Northern Pacific, Atlanti 0.3 WD
Hybocodon unicus Southwest Atlantic and Ea 0.2 WD
Pinauay ralphi Southwest Atlantic
Plotocnide borealis Northern Atlantic, Easter 0.3 H
Plotocnide incertae Arctic Sea (White Sea). 0.3 WD
Ralpharia gorgoniae Solitary gorgonian hydroid Western Central Atlantic
Ralpharia sanctisebastiani Southwest Atlantic
Rhabdoon singulare Indo-Pacific, Mediterrane
Tubularia acadiae Western Atlantic
Tubularia attenuoides Southwest Pacific
Tubularia aurea Eastern Pacific
Tubularia formosa Southwest Atlantic
Tubularia harrimani Eastern Pacific
Tubularia indivisa Tall tubularia Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific
Tubularia regalis Eastern Pacific, Northern
Zyzzyzus floridanus Western Atlantic
Zyzzyzus parvula Antarctic Atlantic.
Zyzzyzus warreni Western Atlantic



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