Aeginopsis is a genus of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae.[1] It is monotypic, with the single species Aeginopsis laurentii.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Narcomedusae |
| Family: | Solmundaeginidae |
| Genus: | Aeginopsis Brandt, 1835 |
| Species: | A. laurentii
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| Binomial name | |
| Aeginopsis laurentii Brandt, 1838
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Habitat
editFound in arctic and sub-arctic waters, and is usually found on shelves, less commonly in offshore waters, but no deeper then 500 m.
References
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