Olindiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Limnomedusae, class Hydrozoa. The family contains 3 accepted species worldwide.
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Olindias muelleri Haeckel, 1879
The warm-water hydrozoan species Olindias muelleri (cigar jellyfish) lives in th…
Gonionemus vertens A.Agassiz, 1862
Gonionemus vertens, the clinging jellyfish, is a small hydrozoan jellyfish with …
Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880
Craspedacusta sowerbii, the peach blossom freshwater jellyfish, is a globally in…
Olindiidae animals belong to the Limnomedusae order in the Animalia kingdom. Gonionemus vertens, commonly called the clinging jellyfish, typically has a transparent bell lined with 60–80 tentacles; exceptionally, this number may reach 100–110. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Olindiidae is classified in the order Limnomedusae, class Hydrozoa, phylum Cnidaria. Female individuals have distinctly colored orange, red, or violet gonads, while male gonads are yellow-brown.
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