Bougainvillia is a genus of hydroids in the family Bougainvilliidae in the class Hydrazoa. Members of the genus are characterised by having the marginal tentacles of their medusae arranged in four bundles. Some species are solitary and others are colonial but all are filter feeders. They are found in the Southern Ocean, having a circumpolar distribution, but some species also occur in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly travelling there as polyps on the hulls of ships.[2]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]
Bougainvillia is a genus of hydroids in the family Bougainvilliidae in the class Hydrazoa. Members of the genus are characterised by having the marginal tentacles of their medusae arranged in four bundles. Some species are solitary and others are colonial but all are filter feeders. They are found in the Southern Ocean, having a circumpolar distribution, but some species also occur in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly travelling there as polyps on the hulls of ships.
Bougainvillia est un genre d'hydrozoaires de la famille des Bougainvilliidae.
Selon World Register of Marine Species (21 août 2015)[2] :
Bougainvillia est un genre d'hydrozoaires de la famille des Bougainvilliidae.
Bougainvillia is een geslacht van neteldieren uit de familie van de Bougainvilliidae.
Bougainvillia is een geslacht van neteldieren uit de familie van de Bougainvilliidae.
