Hydractinia echinata
E402080
Hydractinia echinata is a small colonial marine hydrozoan that commonly grows on hermit crab shells and is used as a model organism for studying regeneration and allorecognition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hydractinia | 1 |
| Hydractinia echinata canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cnidarian
ⓘ
hydrozoan ⓘ species ⓘ |
| belongsToSupergroup | Opisthokonta ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | polyp ⓘ |
| class | Hydrozoa ⓘ |
| colonyGrowthForm | encrusting mat ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | epibiont on gastropod shells ⓘ |
| exhibitsPhenomenon |
colonial fusion
ⓘ
colonial rejection ⓘ |
| family |
Hydractinia
ⓘ
surface form:
Hydractiniidae
|
| feedingMechanism | tentacles with nematocysts ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Fleming ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1828 ⓘ |
| genus | Hydractinia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
European coasts
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| habitat |
marine environment
ⓘ
temperate coastal waters ⓘ |
| hasAllorecognitionSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasCellType | nematocyte ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | snail fur ⓘ |
| hasGenomeSequenced | true ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
planula larva
ⓘ
polyp colony ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | diffuse nerve net ⓘ |
| hasPolymorphicZooids | true ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveStructure | gonozooid ⓘ |
| hasTrait | high regenerative capacity ⓘ |
| isColonial | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | sessile as adult colony ⓘ |
| order | Anthoathecata ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Hydractinia echinata
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hydractinia
|
| phylum | Cnidaria ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual
ⓘ
sexual ⓘ |
| researchUse |
aging and longevity
ⓘ
developmental biology ⓘ evolution of immunity ⓘ |
| symbioticAssociation | hermit crabs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalSubstrate | hermit crab shells ⓘ |
| usedAsModelOrganismFor |
allorecognition
ⓘ
regeneration ⓘ stem cell biology ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hydractinia