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Scientific Name: Obelia geniculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Knotted thread hydroid
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Hunterefs (GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Campanulariidae
Description:
The medusial phase of Obelia geniculata exhibits a saucer-like shape, with a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface that includes the central manubrium, housing the mouth at its tip. The disc’s edge is smooth and adorned with sturdy tentacles containing nematocysts. Near the disc’s margin, there are eight statocysts, positioned radially. The mature medusa resembles a floating umbrella or a bell with a bluish-white body, and pinkish gonads are easily observable on the body’s surface.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint martin’s island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds) (2008) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.
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