Confusing names

[Peter Schuchert]

unfortunately there are more such confusing names,
e. g.:

genus Bougainvillia (hydromedusa, plant)
genus Halopteris (hydroid (animal) and brown algae)

Halopteris is particularly confusing, as the hydroid occurrs together with
the algae, occasionally even growing on them.

Peter

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Dr Peter Schuchert                                   Hydrozoa worldwide

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