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Rhizophysidae Brandt, 1835 
AphiaID: 135343

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydroidolina (Subclass) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Cystonectae (Suborder)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Cystonectae
Sources  original description: Brandt, J.F. (1835). Prodromus descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum. Fasc. I, Petropoli, pp. 66-72. [details]

basis of record: Mapstone, G. M. 2001. Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 120-122 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 40 [details]

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[hide all]		 Genus Bathyphysa Studer, 1878
  » Species Bathyphysa conifera (Studer, 1878)
» Species Bathyphysa sibogae Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908
» Species Bathyphysa japonica Kawamura, 1943 (unaccepted)
Genus Rhizophysa Péron & Lesueur, 1807
  » Species Rhizophysa eysenhardti Gegenbaur, 1859
» Species Rhizophysa filiformis (Forskål, 1775)
» Species Rhizophysa chamissonis Eysenhardt, 1821 (nomen dubium)
» Species Rhizophysa discoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Physophora hydrostatica Forskål, 1775
» Species Rhizophysa heliantha Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Athorybia rosacea (Forskål, 1775)
» Species Rhizophysa melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Melophysa melo (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links To GenBank
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135343
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Mapstone, Gill
2006-01-27 08:54:21Z  checked  Mapstone, Gill
2012-10-16 14:56:34Z  changed  Mapstone, Gill
  
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  Citation: Mapstone, G. (2013). Rhizophysidae. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135343 on 2013-05-24
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