Blackfordiidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Leptothecata. The family consists of only one genus: Blackfordia Mayer, 1910.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Superfamily: | Campanulinoidea |
| Family: | Blackfordiidae |
The genus Blackfordia is characterized by having four radial canals, gonads completely surrounding the radial canals, and having hollow marginal tentacles in which the endodermal cores of the tentacles extend inwards from the bell margin into the gelatinous substance of the bell Mayer, 1910.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Blackfordiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Blackfordia". www.jstage.jst.go.jp/. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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