Leptothecata
E400659
Leptothecata is an order of hydrozoan cnidarians characterized by their typically thecate (sheathed) polyps and often complex, colonial life forms found in marine environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leptothecata canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of cnidarians
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | hydroids ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
colonial life forms
ⓘ
marine habitat ⓘ sheathed polyps ⓘ thecate polyps ⓘ |
| class | Hydrozoa ⓘ |
| contains | many species of hydromedusae ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom |
Anthoathecata
ⓘ
surface form:
Anthoathecata by presence of theca around polyps
|
| distribution | worldwide marine environments ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | part of marine planktonic and benthic communities ⓘ |
| feedingType |
carnivorous predator of small plankton
ⓘ
suspension feeder ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
continental shelf regions ⓘ |
| hasCellType | nematocyst ⓘ |
| hasColonialForm |
branched colonies
ⓘ
encrusting colonies ⓘ upright stolonal colonies ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | leptothecate hydroids ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
medusa stage
ⓘ
polyp stage ⓘ |
| hasResearchUse |
model for life cycle evolution in Hydrozoa
ⓘ
model for studies of coloniality in animals ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | alternation of generations between polyp and medusa ⓘ |
| notableFeature | polyps usually enclosed in chitinous theca ⓘ |
| phylum | Cnidaria ⓘ |
| preysOn |
small crustaceans
ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction by budding
ⓘ
sexual reproduction via medusae or gonophores ⓘ |
| skeletonType | perisarc exoskeleton around polyps ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Hydrozoa
ⓘ
surface form:
Hydroidolina
|
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typicalPolypType | colonial hydroid ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.