Proboscidoidea

Not to be confused with Proboscidea.
Proboscidoidea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Medusozoa
Class: Hydrozoa
Subclass: Leptolinae
Order: Leptomedusae
Suborder: Proboscidoidea
Broch, 1910
Families
Bonneviellidae
Campanulariidae
Phialuciidae

Proboscidoidea is a suborder of cnidarians in the order Leptothecata.[1] It includes three families and near 150 distinct species. They are characterized by elongated and undercut hypostome that creates an indention superior to the gastric cavity.[2]

References

  1. "Antarctic Invertebrates: Proboscidoidea". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. Daly; et al. (2007). "The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus" (PDF). Zootaxa (Magnolia Press).


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