| Taxonomic Hierarchy 
        
          |  |  |  |  |  |  | Kingdom | Animalia 
 – Animal, animaux, animals |  |  |  | Phylum | Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888
 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra |  |  |  | Subphylum | Medusozoa |  |  |  | Class | Hydrozoa Owen, 1843
 – hydralike animals, hydroids, hydrozoans, hydraires, hydrozoaires, água viva, hidra, hidrozoa, hidrozoário, pólipo |  |  |  | Subclass | Hydroidolina |  |  |  | Order | Leptothecatae 
 – thecate hydroids, hydromedusae |  |  |  | Family | Laodiceidae |  |  
          |  |  | Direct Children: |  |  |  | Genus | Krampella Russell, 1957 |  |  |  | Genus | Laodicea Lesson, 1843 |  |  |  | Genus | Melicertissa Haeckel, 1879 |  |  |  | Genus | Ptychogena A. Agassiz, 1865 |  |  |  | Genus | Staurodiscus Haeckel, 1879 |  |  |  | Genus | Staurophora Brandt, 1838 |  |  |  | Genus | Toxorchis Haeckel, 1879 |  |  
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