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Hydra (/ ˈ h aɪ d r ə / HY-drə) is a genus of small freshwater hydrozoans of the phylum Cnidaria.They are native to the temperate and tropical regions. [2] [3] The genus was named by Linnaeus in 1758 after the Hydra, which was the many-headed beast of myth defeated by Heracles, as when the animal has a part severed, it will regenerate much like the mythical hydra's heads.
Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) 'water' and ζῷον (zôion) 'animal') is a taxonomic class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline water.
Hydra vulgaris, the fresh-water polyp, [3] is a small freshwater hydroid with length from 10 mm to 30 mm and width about 1 mm. [4] Description.
Hydra viridissima is a species of cnidarian which is commonly found in still or slow-moving freshwater [2] in the Northern temperate zone. Hydra viridissima is commonly called green hydra due to its coloration, which is due to the symbiotic green algae Chlorella vulgaris which live within its body. [ 3 ]
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Generally sessile Hydra attached to a substrate. Sessility is the biological property of an animal describing its lack of a means of self-locomotion. Sessile animals for which natural motility is absent are normally immobile.
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Hydra oligactis, also known as the brown hydra, is a species of hydra found widely dispersed in the northern temperate zone. It is a common organism found in still waters from early Spring to late Autumn. It is commonly found attached to the stems of water plants, the undersides of leaves, submerged twigs and on the surface of stones. When ...