Garveia

Garveia
Garveia annulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Bougainvilliidae
Genus: Garveia
Wright, 1859
Type species
Garveia nutans
Wright, 1859
Synonyms
  • Calyptospadia Delage & Hérouard, 1901
  • Corythamnium Allman, 1859
  • Pruvotella Motz-Kossowska, 1905

Garveia is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Bougainvilliidae.[1]

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Garveia:[2]

  • Garveia annulata Nutting, 1901 - orange hydroid
  • Garveia arborea (Browne, 1907) - hedgehog hydroid or orange hydroid
  • Garveia belyaevi Stepanjants & Chernyshev, 2015
  • Garveia clevelandensis Pennycuik, 1959
  • Garveia crassa (Stechow, 1923)
  • Garveia gracilis (Clark, 1876)
  • Garveia grisea (Motz-Kossowska, 1905)
  • Garveia nutans Wright, 1859
  • Garveia polarsterni Stepanjants, 2001

References

  1. ^ a b "Garveia Wright, 1859". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Garveia Wright, 1859". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-14.