WoRMS name details
Discalia Haeckel, 1888
736724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:736724)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
- Species Discalia medusina Haeckel, 1888 accepted as Porpita prunella (Haeckel, 1888) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, possible synonym)
- Species Discalia primordialis Haeckel, 1888 accepted as Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485 [details] 
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Discalia Haeckel, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736724 on 2025-04-29
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Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485 [details]
