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Species H. carnea

= H. vulgaris

Literature Records

• Hydra carnea, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Hydra [carnea + cauliculata + littoralis], [Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Area, Wisconsin] (Batha, 1974).
• Hydra carnea, "common; Mass., Conn., Pa., Tenn., Mo., Ill., Neb. Alberta, Canada" (Hyman, 1959).

Bibliography

• 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

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• World Hydrozoa Database