Rhopalonematidae Explained

Rhopalonematidae is a family of hydrozoans. The family comprises 15 genera and 36 species.^[1]

Genera

• Aglantha (4 species)
• Aglaura (monotypic – Aglaura hemistoma)
• Amphogona (3 species)
• Arctapodema (4 species)
• Benthocodon (2 species)
• Colobonema (3 species)
• Crossota (5 species)
• Pantachogon (3 species)
• Persa (monotypic – Persa incolorata)
• Ransonia (monotypic – Ransonia krampi)
• Rhopalonema (2 species)
• Sminthea (2 species)
• Tetrorchis (monotypic – Tetrorchis erythrogaster)
• Vampyrocrossota (monotypic – Vampyrocrossota childressi)
• Voragonema (4 species)

References

• Schuchert, Peter (2005): The Hydrozoa Directory – Order Trachymedusae Haeckel, 1879. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
• Schuchert, P. (2011). Rhopalonematidae. In: Schuchert, P. World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-07-05

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Rhopalonematidae Russell, 1953. marinespecies.org. en. 2018-02-02.