Solanderia

Solanderia
Grey fan hydroid (Solanderia procumbens)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Suborder: Capitata
Family: Solanderiidae
Marshall, 1892
Genus: Solanderia
Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846
Species

See text

Synonyms

Family-level:

  • Ceratelladae Gray, 1868

Genus-level:

  • Ceratella Gray, 1868
  • Chitina Carter, 1873
  • Dehitella Gray, 1868
  • Dendrocoryne Inaba, 1892
  • Eugemmaria Fraser, 1938
  • Spongiocladium Jäderholm, 1896

Solanderia is the sole genus of hydrozoans in the monotypic family Solanderiidae. They are commonly known as tree hydroids or sea fan hydroids.