Scientific Name: Hydra viridissima Pallas, 1766
Synonym: Hydra viridis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Green hydra
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Hydridae
Description:
Body of the species is soft, smooth and cylindrical. Body radially symmetrical. Aboral end of the body is flattened and oral end bear mouth. Hypostome bear 4-8 tentacles. Body color variable, mostly green.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Freshwater bodies including lake and river
Environment:
Freshwater
References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds) (2008) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.
Ali S, Chakraborty T (1992) BANGLADESHER MITHA PANIR AMERUDANDI PRANI (A book on Freshwater Invertebrates of Bangladesh). Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ISBN: 984-07-4051-23
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