Cnidaria of Orange County, California

Cnidaria of Orange County, California and nearby places (Click on images or names to open) DNA-matched life-cycle stages shown by matched background colors. Exotic species: Yellow background Compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
Class Hydrozoa
Order Anthothecata
Bougainvilliidae. "Bougainvillia: four dichotomously-branching oral tentacles and four marginal bulbs each bearing two or more tentacles all of the same kind. The hydroid stock is athecate, the hydranths have a conical proboscis and a single whorl of filiform tentacles; the medusa buds are borne below the hydranths, on their pedicels or on the stems (Vannucci and Rees, 1960)"
Medusa	Bougainvillia sp. - Medusa with four unbranched tentacles. Barcode Index Number ACR4341	Bougainvillia sp. - Medusa with four unbranched tentacles. Barcode Index Number ACR4343	Bougainvillia muscus (Medusa with four pairs of tentacles). Barcode Index Number ACO837 5	Medusa with four pairs of tentacles. Barcode Index Number ACR4338	Bougainvillia sp. with four triplets of tentacles. Barcode Index Number ACR4342
Hydranth		Hydroid. Barcode Index Number ACR4343

Medusa	Bougainvillia sp. with four triplets of tentacles. Barcode Index Number ACR4339	Medusa. Barcode Index Number ACW4756
Hydranth	Hydroid. Barcode Index Number ACR4339		Garveia annulata (no medusa phase)

	Cladonematidae	Cordylophoridae	Corymorphidae
Medusa	Cladonema (californicum?) Barcode Index Number ACR4340		Corymorpha bigelowi. Barcode Index Number ACH5002	Corymorpha sp. Barcode Index Number ACR4296	Euphysa sp. Barcode Index Number AAY7997
Hydranth		Freshwater Hydroid, Cordylophora caspia. Barcode Index Number AAR9094		Corymorpha sp. Barcode Index Number ACR4296

Corynidae			Eudendriidae	Hydridae
	No medusa phase	Medusa, Coryne eximia. Barcode Index Number ACR4295	No medusa phase	No medusa phase
	Club Polyp, Coryne uchidai Barcode Index Number ACR4087	Club Polyp, Coryne eximia. Barcode Index Number ACR4295	Eudendrium sp.?	Green Hydra, Hydra viridissima	Brown Hydra, Hydra vulgaris Barcode Index Number AAG7362

Oceanidae		Pandeidae
Turritopsis dohrnii Barcode Index Number ACW4293	Turritopsis nutricula Barcode Index Number ACI0369	Medusa with two unbranched tentacles, Amphinema sp.? Barcode Index Number ACR4255	Medusa with two unbranched tentacles , Amphinema sp.? Barcode Index Number ACW2490	Medusa with two unbranched tentacles , Amphinema sp.? Barcode Index Number ACR4184
Turritopsis dohrnii Barcode Index Number ACW4293	Turritopsis nutricula Barcode Index Number ACI0369	Hydroid, Amphinema sp.? Barcode Index Number ACR4255		Hydroid, Amphinema sp.?. Barcode Index Number ACR4184
Polyorchidae	Porpitidae	Tubulariidae (No medusa phase)
Giant Bell Jelly, Scrippsia pacifica	By-the wind Sailor, Velella velella Barcode Index Number ACR4084	Pink-hearted Hydroid, Ectopleura crocea Barcode Index Number ACH9225

Order Leptothecata
	Aequoreidae	Campanulariidae
	Crystal Jelly, Aequorea victoria	Clytia elsaeoswaldae Barcode Index Number ACR4294	Clytia gracilis Barcode Index Number AAD5401	Clytia sp. Barcode Index Number AAR9451
				Clytia sp. Barcode Index Number AAR9451
Campanulariidae (cont.)					Eirenidae
	Obelia dichotoma Barcode Index Number AAX5515	Obelia species 1 Barcode Index Number ACR4187	Obelia dichotoma Barcode Index Number ACO3910		Umbrella Jelly, Eutonina indicans
		Obelia species 1 Barcode Index Number ACR4187
	Haleciidae	Lovenellidae	Plumularidae	Sertulariidae
		Eucheilota bakeri, medusa phase Barcode Index Number ACR4560
	Halecium sp.	Eucheilota bakeri Barcode Index Number ACR4560	Glassy Plume Hydroid, Plumularia setacea	Sertularia distans
Order Siphonophorae
Diphyidae			Physonectae
	Chelophyes appendiculata	Diphyes dispar?	Agalma elegans (Athorybia larva)	Nanomia sp. (larva) Barcode Index Number ACL8638	Unidentified Siphonophore
Subclass Trachylinae
	Order Narcomedusae		Order Trachymedusae
Solmarisidae			Geryoniidae
	Unidentified Narcomedusa	Unidentified Solmarisid	Liriope tetraphylla Barcode Index Number ACH9275
Class Anthozoa
Actiniidae					Actinostolidae
Moonglow Anemone, Anthopleura artemisia?	Aggregating Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima	Solitary Green Anemone, Anthopleura sola	Giant Green Anemone, Anthopleura xanthogrammica	Brooding Sea Anemone, Epiactis prolifera	Onion anemone, Paranthus rapiformis (larva)
Arachnactidae	Cerianthidae	Corallimorphidae	Dendrophylliidae	Gorgoniidae
Tube-dwelling anemone, Isarachnanthus nocturnus (Cerinula larva)	Tube Anemone, Pachycerianthus fimbriata	Strawberry Anemone, Corynactis californica	Orange Cup Coral, Balanophyllia elegans	Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis	Brown Gorgonian, Muricea fructicosa
Haliplanellidae	Virgulariidae	Zoanthidae
Striped Anemone, Haliplanella Luciae	Sea Pen, Stylatula sp.	Zoanthus sp.
Class Scyphozoa
Pelagiidae			Ulmaridae
	Black Sea Nettle (Black Jellyfish), Chrysaora achlyos	West Coast Sea Nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens	Moon Jelly, Aurelia aurita
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