Ponto-Caspian Freshwater Hydroid
Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Hydrozoa |
| Order | Anthoathecata |
| Family | Cordylophoridae |
| Genus | Cordylophora |
| Species | Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Suwannee
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNR
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- RI
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Streever, W.J. 1992. First record of the colonial cnidarian Cordylophora lacustris within a flooded cave system. National Speleological Society Bulletin 54: 77–78.
How to cite this account
Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2321. https://cavebiology.org/species/cordylophora-caspia/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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