Eucheilota bakeri, the bean clam hydroid, is a species[1] of hydroid in the family Lovenellidae, occurring in the Eastern Pacific: USA and Canada. [2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Leptothecata |
| Family: | Lovenellidae |
| Genus: | Eucheilota |
| Species: | E. bakeri
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| Eucheilota bakeri (Torrey, 1904)
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The life cycle includes both asexual and sexual stages; the species is capable of reproduction in both stages. Asexual reproduction occurs by a process called budding; this form of the animal is called a hydroid. Sexual reproduction occurs with the release of gametes by the adult form called a medusa. [3] Hydroids are often found attached to the shell of a Gould beanclam.
References
edit- ^ "Eucheilota bakeri". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Eucheilota bakeri (Torrey, 1909)". sealifebase.
- ^ Cairns, S.D.; Calder, D.R.; et al. (2003). Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication.
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