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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	11 048000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Orchistomidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies Family: 11 48 Orchistomidae (hydroids) - show full list Common Name: hydroids Organism Type: a hydroid Synonyms: Orchistomatidae Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 11 042000     Leptothecata Child Codes: 11 048901     Orchistoma spp.

Taxon Notes:

This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

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Record source:

Gershwin, L.-A., Zeidler, W., Davie, P.J.F., 2010. Medusae (Cnidaria) of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia., Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature, Vol. 54(3): 47-108.