Generalised illustration of a hydroid with labels indicating major body parts.

Illustrator: Anna McCallum

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Obelia Péron & Lesueur, 1810

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Animal Type

Anemones & allies
Animal SubType

Hydroids
Habitats

Marine
Diet

Plankton or Particles
Diet Categories

Plankton
Endemicity

Recorded in Australia
Commercial

No
Water Column Locations

On or near seafloor
Taxon Name

Obelia
Scientific Author

Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Phylum

Cnidaria
Class

Hydrozoa
Subclass

Hydroidolina
Order

Leptothecata
Family

Campanulariidae
Genus

Obelia

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Watson, J. (2015) Obelia in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/13847
Accessed 04 November 2025

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J. Watson Consultant with expertise in hydroid taxonomy and Honorary Associate at Museums Victoria until 2021.

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