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  Genus Hydra

Species H. vulgaris (+ H. americana, + H. littoralis, + H. carnea)

Taxon Information

The Species H. vulgaris has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Hydra vulgaris, [North America] (Slobodkin & Bossert, 2010).
• Hydra americana, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Hydra littoralis, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Hydra carnea, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Hydra [carnea + cauliculata + littoralis], [Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Area, Wisconsin] (Batha, 1974).
• Hydra [carnea + cauliculata + littoralis], [Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Area, Wisconsin] (Batha, 1974).
• Hydra americana, "common in the eastern U.S.; also recorded from Okla." (Hyman, 1959).
• Hydra littoralis, "N.Y., N.J., Ill., Pa., Okla., probably widespread" (Hyman, 1959).
• Hydra carnea, "common; Mass., Conn., Pa., Tenn., Mo., Ill., Neb. Alberta, Canada" (Hyman, 1959).

Bibliography

• Slobodkin, L.B. & P.E. Bossert. 2010. Cnidaria. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 125-142.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Batha, J.V. 1974. The distribution and ecology of the genus Hydra in the Milwaukee area of Lake Michigan. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 172 pp.
• Hyman, L.H. 1959. Coelenterata. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 313-322.

Web Pages

• Wikipedia
• World Hydrozoa Database