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Cunina octonaria

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

Cunina octonaria is a species in the family Cuninidae, order Narcomedusae.

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Quick facts about Cunina octonaria

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Cunina octonaria live?

Not recorded

Is Cunina octonaria endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Cunina octonaria classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderNarcomedusae
  5. familyCuninidae
  6. genusCunina
  7. SpeciesCunina octonaria McCrady, 1859

Synonyms Cunina koellikeri, Cunina octonaria koellikeri, Cunina parasitica, Cunissa octonaria, Cunoctantha octonaria, Cunoctantha parasitica

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • narkomedúzka parazitickáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cunina octonaria

Other species in the same genus Cunina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Cunina octonaria?

Cunina octonaria (Cunina octonaria) belongs to the family Cuninidae in the order Narcomedusae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cunina octonaria (Cunina octonaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cunina-octonaria

MLA

“Cunina octonaria (Cunina octonaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cunina-octonaria.

BibTeX
@misc{cunina_octonaria_2026,
  title = {Cunina octonaria (Cunina octonaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cunina-octonaria},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}