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Plumulariidae Agassiz, 1862 
AphiaID: 1613

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydroidolina (Subclass) > Leptothecata (Order) > Plumularioidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
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Rank Family
Parent Plumularioidea
Source  basis of record: Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296 (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Genus Callicarpa Fewkes, 1881
  » Species Callicarpa gracilis Fewkes, 1881
» Species Callicarpa chazaliei Versluys, 1899 (nomen dubium)
Genus Cladacanthella Calder, 1997
  » Species Cladacanthella scabra (Lamarck, 1816)
Genus Dentitheca Stechow, 1919
  » Species Dentitheca alata (Bale, 1888)
» Species Dentitheca bidentata (Jäderholm, 1905)
» Species Dentitheca dendritica (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Dentitheca hertwigi (Stechow, 1909)
» Species Dentitheca habereri (Stechow, 1909) accepted as Plumularia habereri Stechow, 1909
Genus Hippurella Allman, 1877
  » Species Hippurella annulata Allman, 1877
» Species Hippurella elegans Fraser, 1937
» Species Hippurella longicarpa Nutting, 1900 accepted as Hippurella annulata Allman, 1877
Genus Nemertesia Lamouroux, 1812
  » Species Nemertesia alternata (Fraser, 1938)
» Species Nemertesia americana (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Nemertesia anonyma Ansin Agis, Ramil & Vervoort, 2001
» Species Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Subspecies Nemertesia antennina irregularis (Quelch, 1885) accepted as Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Nemertesia belini Bedot, 1916
» Species Nemertesia californica Ramil & Vervoort, 2006
» Species Nemertesia ciliata Bale, 1914
» Species Nemertesia cylindrica (Kirchenpauer, 1876)
» Species Nemertesia cymodocea (Busk, 1851)
» Species Nemertesia dissimilis (Fraser, 1943)
» Species Nemertesia distans (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Nemertesia elongata Totton, 1930
» Species Nemertesia falcicula Ramil & Vervoort, 1992
» Species Nemertesia fraseri Ramil & Vervoort, 1992
» Species Nemertesia geniculata (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Nemertesia hexasticha Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Nemertesia hippuris (Allman, 1877)
» Species Nemertesia inconstans (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Nemertesia indivisa (Allman, 1883)
» Species Nemertesia intermedia Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Nemertesia japonica (Stechow, 1907)
» Species Nemertesia longicorna (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Nemertesia mexicana Ramil & Vervoort, 2007
» Species Nemertesia multiramosa (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Nemertesia nigra (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Nemertesia norvegica (Sars, 1873)
» Species Nemertesia pacifica (Nutting, 1927)
» Species Nemertesia paradoxa Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Nemertesia perrieri (Billard, 1901)
  » Variety Nemertesia perrieri var. antennoides (Billard, 1901) accepted as Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Nemertesia pinnatifida Vervoort & Watson, 2003
» Species Nemertesia polynema (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Nemertesia ramosa (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Nemertesia rugosa (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Nemertesia septata (Fraser, 1938)
» Species Nemertesia simplex (Allman, 1877)
» Species Nemertesia singularis (Vervoort, 1941)
» Species Nemertesia sinuosa (Fraser, 1947)
» Species Nemertesia tetraseriata (Fraser, 1938)
» Species Nemertesia tetrasticha Meneghini, 1845
» Species Nemertesia tropica Ramil & Vervoort, 2007
» Species Nemertesia ventriculiformis (Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890)
» Species Nemertesia verticillata (Fraser, 1925)
» Species Nemertesia vervoorti El Beshbeeshy, 2011
» Species Nemertesia compacta (Fraser, 1938) (species inquirenda)
» Species Nemertesia constricta (Fraser, 1948) (species inquirenda)
» Species Nemertesia gracilis (Fraser, 1948) (species inquirenda)
» Species Nemertesia hancocki Calder, Vervoort & Hochberg, 2009 (species inquirenda)
» Species Nemertesia inverta (Fraser, 1948) (species inquirenda, synonym)
» Species Nemertesia mutabilis (Fraser, 1948) (species inquirenda)
» Species Nemertesia parva (Fraser, 1948) (species inquirenda)
» Species Nemertesia triseriata (de Pourtalès, 1867) (species inquirenda)
» Species Nemertesia anomala Calder, Vervoort & Hochberg, 2009 accepted as Nemertesia californica Ramil & Vervoort, 2006
» Species Nemertesia disticha (Heller, 1868) accepted as Nemertesia tetrasticha Meneghini, 1845
» Species Nemertesia duseni (Jäderholm, 1904) accepted as Plumularia duseni Jäderholm, 1904
» Species Nemertesia erecta (Billard, 1911) accepted as Sibogella erecta Billard, 1911
» Species Nemertesia fascicularis (Allman, 1883) accepted as Corhiza fascicularis (Allman, 1883)
» Species Nemertesia hartlaubi (Ritchie, 1907) accepted as Nemertesia cymodocea (Busk, 1851)
» Species Nemertesia irregularis (Quelch, 1885) accepted as Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Nemertesia irregularis (Fraser, 1938) accepted as Nemertesia fraseri Ramil & Vervoort, 1992
» Species Nemertesia johnstoni Kirchenbpauer, 1876 accepted as Nemertesia cymodocea (Busk, 1851)
» Species Nemertesia longicorne (Nutting, 1900) accepted as Nemertesia longicorna (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Nemertesia pinnata (Nutting, 1900) accepted as Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Nemertesia pinnatatifida Vervoort & Watson, 2003 accepted as Nemertesia pinnatifida Vervoort & Watson, 2003
» Species Nemertesia polygeniculata Rho & Park, 1984 accepted as Nemertesia ciliata Bale, 1914
Genus Plumularia Lamarck, 1816
  » Species Plumularia acutifrons Fraser, 1938
» Species Plumularia adjecta Fraser, 1948
» Species Plumularia amphibola (Watson, 2011)
» Species Plumularia annuligera Quelch, 1885
» Species Plumularia anonyma Vervoort & Watson, 2003
» Species Plumularia antonbruuni Millard, 1967
» Species Plumularia attenuata Allman, 1877
» Species Plumularia australiensis Watson, 1973
» Species Plumularia australis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Plumularia badia Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Plumularia biarmata Fraser, 1938
» Species Plumularia caliculata Bale, 1888
» Species Plumularia camarata Nutting, 1927
» Species Plumularia campanuloides Billard, 1911
» Species Plumularia canariensis Izquierdo, García-Corrales & Bacallado, 1986
» Species Plumularia caulitheca Fewkes, 1881
» Species Plumularia congregata Vervoort & Watson, 2003
» Species Plumularia corrugatissima Mulder & Trebilcock, 1915
» Species Plumularia crater Billard, 1911
» Species Plumularia crateriformis Mulder & Trebilcock, 1911
» Species Plumularia crateroides Mulder & Trebilcock, 1911
» Species Plumularia defecta Fraser, 1938
» Species Plumularia delicata Nutting, 1906
» Species Plumularia dolichotheca Allman, 1883
» Species Plumularia duseni Jäderholm, 1904
» Species Plumularia epibracteolosa Watson, 1973
» Species Plumularia excavata Mulder & Trebilcock, 1911
» Species Plumularia exilis Fraser, 1948
» Species Plumularia filicaulis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Plumularia filicula Allman, 1877
» Species Plumularia flabellata Nutting, 1927
» Species Plumularia flexuosa Bale, 1894
» Species Plumularia floridana Nutting, 1900
» Species Plumularia gaimardi (Lamouroux, 1824)
» Species Plumularia goldsteini Bale, 1882
» Species Plumularia habereri Stechow, 1909
  » Variety Plumularia habereri var. elongta Billard, 1913 accepted as Plumularia habereri Stechow, 1909
» Species Plumularia hargitti Nutting, 1927
» Species Plumularia hyalina (Bale, 1882)
» Species Plumularia insignis Allman, 1883
» Species Plumularia insolens Fraser, 1948
» Species Plumularia integra Fraser, 1948
» Species Plumularia jordani Nutting, 1906
» Species Plumularia kirkpatricki Billard, 1908
» Species Plumularia lagenifera Allman, 1885
» Species Plumularia leloupi Blanco & Bellusci, 1971
» Species Plumularia macrotheca Allman, 1877
» Species Plumularia margaretta (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Plumularia megalocephala Allman, 1877
» Species Plumularia meganema Fraser, 1948
» Species Plumularia meretriacia Watson, 1973
» Species Plumularia michaelseni Stechow, 1924
» Species Plumularia micronema Fraser, 1938
» Species Plumularia mossambicae Millard, 1975
» Species Plumularia mula Totton, 1936
» Species Plumularia obliqua (Johnston, 1847)
» Species Plumularia opima Bale, 1924
» Species Plumularia orientalis Billard, 1911
» Species Plumularia paucinema Fraser, 1940
» Species Plumularia paucinoda Nutting, 1900
» Species Plumularia polycladia Mammen, 1967
» Species Plumularia posidoniae (Picard, 1952)
» Species Plumularia procumbens Spencer, 1891
» Species Plumularia propinqua Fraser, 1938
» Species Plumularia pulchella Bale, 1882
» Species Plumularia rotunda Mulder & Trebilcock, 1911
» Species Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia setaceiformis Mulder & Trebilcock, 1915
» Species Plumularia setaceoides Bale, 1882
» Species Plumularia siliculata (Mammen, 1967)
» Species Plumularia spinulosa Bale, 1882
» Species Plumularia spiralis Billard, 1911
» Species Plumularia spirocladia Totton, 1930
» Species Plumularia strictocarpa Pictet, 1893
» Species Plumularia strobilophora Billard, 1913
» Species Plumularia stylifera Allman, 1883
» Species Plumularia sulcata Lamarck, 1816
» Species Plumularia syriaca Billard, 1931
» Species Plumularia tenuissima Totton, 1930
» Species Plumularia togata Watson, 1973
» Species Plumularia tubacarpa Watson, 2000
» Species Plumularia undulata Yamada, 1950
» Species Plumularia variabilis Quelch, 1885
» Species Plumularia vervoorti Leloup, 1971
» Species Plumularia vervoorti El Beshbeeshy, 2011
» Species Plumularia virginiae Nutting, 1900
» Species Plumularia warreni Stechow, 1919
» Species Plumularia wasini Jarvis, 1922
» Species Plumularia wattsi Bale, 1887
» Species Plumularia angusta Stechow, 1923 (species inquirenda)
» Species Plumularia mobilis Fraser, 1938 (species inquirenda)
» Species Plumularia polynema Fraser, 1943 (species inquirenda)
» Species Plumularia rugosa Kirchenpauer, 1876 (species inquirenda)
» Species Plumularia sinuosa Fraser, 1938 (species inquirenda, synonym)
» Species Plumularia venusta Fraser, 1948 (species inquirenda)
» Species Plumularia ramulifera Allman, 1871 (nomen nudum)
» Species Plumularia spiralis Milstein, 1976 (temporary name, invalid name, junior hymonym of Plumularia spiralis Billard, 1911)
» Species Plumularia aglaophenoides Bale, 1884 accepted as Plumularia sulcata Lamarck, 1816
» Species Plumularia alata Bale, 1888 accepted as Dentitheca alata (Bale, 1888)
» Species Plumularia altitheca Nutting, 1900 accepted as Kirchenpaueria altitheca (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Plumularia asymmetrica Bale, 1914 accepted as Dentitheca hertwigi (Stechow, 1909)
» Species Plumularia aurita Busk, 1852 accepted as Macrorhynchia phoenicea (Busk, 1852)
» Species Plumularia aurita Bale, 1888 accepted as Plumularia australis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Plumularia balei Billard, 1911 accepted as Antennella varians (Billard, 1911)
» Species Plumularia Banksii Gray, 1843 accepted as Monoserius pennarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia bedoti Billard, 1911 accepted as Polyplumaria bedoti (Billard, 1911)
» Species Plumularia brachiata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Aglaophenia brachiata (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Plumularia brachiata Totton, 1930 accepted as Plumularia mula Totton, 1936
» Species Plumularia clarkei Nutting, 1900 accepted as Halopteris clarkei (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Plumularia compressa Bale, 1882 accepted as Plumularia australis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Plumularia corrugata Nutting, 1900 accepted as Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia corrugata Mulder & Trebilcock, 1914 accepted as Plumularia corrugatissima Mulder & Trebilcock, 1915
» Species Plumularia cristata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia crosslandi Jarvis, 1922 accepted as Dentitheca bidentata (Jäderholm, 1905)
» Species Plumularia curvata Jäderholm, 1904 accepted as Kirchenpaueria curvata (Jäderholm, 1904)
» Species Plumularia cylindrica Kirchenpauer, 1876 accepted as Nemertesia cylindrica (Kirchenpauer, 1876)
» Species Plumularia delicatula Bale, 1882 accepted as Plumularia wilsoni Bale, 1926
» Species Plumularia delicatula Busk, 1852 accepted as Lytocarpia delicatula (Busk, 1852)
» Species Plumularia delicatula Quelch, 1885 accepted as Plumularia annuligera Quelch, 1885
» Species Plumularia dendritica Nutting, 1900 accepted as Dentitheca dendritica (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Plumularia diploptera Totton, 1930 accepted as Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia echinulata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Kirchenpaueria pinnata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia everta Mulder & Trebilcock, 1909 accepted as Halopteris everta (Mulder & Trebilcock, 1909)
» Species Plumularia falcata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Hydrallmania falcata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia falcicula Ramil & Vervoort, 1992 accepted as Nemertesia falcicula Ramil & Vervoort, 1992
» Species Plumularia flabellum Allman, 1883 accepted as Plumularia insignis Allman, 1883
» Species Plumularia fragilis Hamann, 1882 accepted as Kirchenpaueria fragilis (Hamann, 1882)
» Species Plumularia galapagensis Calder, Mallinson, Collins & Hickman, 2003 accepted as Kirchenpaueria galapagensis (Calder, Mallinson, Collins & Hickman, 2003)
» Species Plumularia goodei Nutting, 1900 accepted as Kirchenpaueria goodei (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Plumularia gracilis (Fraser, 1948) accepted as Nemertesia gracilis (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Plumularia gracilis Clarke, 1879 accepted as Plumularia clarkei Nutting, 1900
» Species Plumularia gracillima G. O. Sars, 1873 accepted as Polyplumaria gracillima (Sars, 1873)
» Species Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859 accepted as Kirchenpaueria halecioides (Alder, 1859)
» Species Plumularia indica Mammen, 1965 accepted as Plumularia floridana Nutting, 1900
» Species Plumularia inermis Nutting, 1900 accepted as Kirchenpaueria halecioides (Alder, 1859)
» Species Plumularia inverta (Fraser, 1948) accepted as Nemertesia inverta (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Plumularia irregularis Fraser, 1948 accepted as Nemertesia hancocki Calder, Vervoort & Hochberg, 2009
» Species Plumularia jaederholmi (Stechow, 1912) accepted as Halopteris tuba (Kirchenpauer, 1876)
» Species Plumularia kossowskae Billard, 1911 accepted as Polyplumaria kossowskae (Billard, 1911)
» Species Plumularia linkoi Naumov, 1960 accepted as Hydrodendron gracilis (Fraser, 1914)
» Species Plumularia lucerna Mulder & Trebilcock, 1911 accepted as Plumularia filicaulis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Plumularia macleodii Westendorp, 1843 accepted as Kirchenpaueria pinnata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia magellanica Hartlaub, 1905 accepted as Kirchenpaueria curvata (Jäderholm, 1904)
  » Subspecies Plumularia magellanica moneroni Naumov, 1960 accepted as Kirchenpaueria moneroni (Naumov, 1960)
» Species Plumularia marocana Billard, 1930 accepted as Pseudoplumaria marocana (Billard, 1930)
» Species Plumularia moneroni Naumov, 1960 accepted as Kirchenpaueria moneroni (Naumov, 1960)
» Species Plumularia multiramosa Fraser, 1948 accepted as Nemertesia multiramosa (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Plumularia mutabilis Fraser, 1948 accepted as Nemertesia californica Ramil & Vervoort, 2006
» Species Plumularia nodosa Stechow, 1924 accepted as Plumularia crateriformis Mulder & Trebilcock, 1911
» Species Plumularia nova Jarvis, 1922 accepted as Oswaldella nova (Jarvis, 1922)
» Species Plumularia nuttingi Billard, 1911 accepted as Halopteris polymorpha (Billard, 1913)
» Species Plumularia obesa Blackburn, 1938 accepted as Plumularia australis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Plumularia parva Fraser, 1948 accepted as Nemertesia parva (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Plumularia pennycuikae Millard & Bouillon, 1973 accepted as Plumularia floridana Nutting, 1900
» Species Plumularia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Aglaophenia pluma (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Plumularia providentiae Jarvis, 1922 accepted as Monostaechas providentiae (Jarvis, 1922)
» Species Plumularia reversa Fraser, 1948 accepted as Nemertesia mexicana Ramil & Vervoort, 2007
» Species Plumularia sargassi Vanhöffen, 1910 accepted as Plumularia strictocarpa Pictet, 1893
» Species Plumularia scabra Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Cladacanthella scabra (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Plumularia septata Fraser, 1938 accepted as Nemertesia septata (Fraser, 1938)
» Species Plumularia singularis Vervoort, 1941 accepted as Nemertesia singularis (Vervoort, 1941)
» Species Plumularia struthionides Murray, 1860 accepted as Aglaophenia struthionides (Murray, 1860)
» Species Plumularia tenuis Warren, 1908 accepted as Plumularia warreni Stechow, 1919
» Species Plumularia tenuis Schneider, 1897 accepted as Kirchenpaueria halecioides (Alder, 1859)
» Species Plumularia tenuissima Fraser, 1938 accepted as Plumularia galapagensis Calder, Mallinson, Collins & Hickman, 2003
» Species Plumularia varians Billard, 1911 accepted as Antennella varians (Billard, 1911)
» Species Plumularia ventruosa Billard, 1911 accepted as Kirchenpaueria ventruosa (Billard, 1911)
» Species Plumularia wilsoni Bale, 1926 accepted as Plumularia setaceoides Bale, 1882
Genus Polyplumaria Sars, 1874
  » Species Polyplumaria arenaria Antsulevich, 1997
» Species Polyplumaria bedoti (Billard, 1911)
» Species Polyplumaria cornuta (Bale, 1884)
» Species Polyplumaria flabellata (Sars, 1873)
» Species Polyplumaria gracilis (Naumov, 1960)
» Species Polyplumaria gracillima (Sars, 1873)
» Species Polyplumaria kossowskae (Billard, 1911)
» Species Polyplumaria sibogae Billard, 1913
» Species Polyplumaria billardi accepted as Polyplumaria flabellata (Sars, 1873)
» Species Polyplumaria frutescens (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Schizotricha frutescens (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Genus Pseudoplumaria Ramil & Vervoort, 1992
  » Species Pseudoplumaria marocana (Billard, 1930)
» Species Pseudoplumaria sabinae Ramil & Vervoort, 1992
Genus Sibogella Billard, 1911
  » Species Sibogella erecta Billard, 1911

Genus Antennularia Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Nemertesia Lamouroux, 1812
  » Species Antennularia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Antennularia gracilis Fraser, 1948 accepted as Nemertesia gracilis (Fraser, 1948)
» Species Antennularia indivisa Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Nemertesia antennina (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Antennularia ramosa Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Nemertesia ramosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Genus Lytocarpus Allman, 1883 accepted as Macrorhynchia Kirchenpauer, 1872
  » Species Lytocarpus balei Nutting, 1905 accepted as Macrorhynchia balei (Nutting, 1905)
» Species Lytocarpus fasciculatus Thornely, 1904 accepted as Monoserius pennarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Lytocarpus filamentosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Macrorhynchia filamentosa (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Lytocarpus hornelli Thornely, 1904 accepted as Macrorhynchia multiplicatopinnata (Stechow, 1919)
» Species Lytocarpus philippinus (Kirchenpauer, 1872) accepted as Macrorhynchia philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872
» Species Lytocarpus phillippinus (Kirschenpauer, 1872) accepted as Macrorhynchia philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872
» Species Lytocarpus phoeniceus (Busk, 1882) accepted as Macrorhynchia phoenicea (Busk, 1852)
Genus Monotheca Nutting, 1900 accepted as Plumularia Lamarck, 1816
  » Species Monotheca amphibola Watson, 2011 accepted as Plumularia amphibola (Watson, 2011)
» Species Monotheca compressa (Bale, 1882) accepted as Plumularia australis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Monotheca epibracteolosa (Watson, 1973) accepted as Plumularia epibracteolosa Watson, 1973
» Species Monotheca flexuosa (Bale, 1894) accepted as Plumularia flexuosa Bale, 1894
» Species Monotheca hyalina (Bale, 1882) accepted as Plumularia hyalina (Bale, 1882)
» Species Monotheca margaretta Nutting, 1900 accepted as Plumularia margaretta (Nutting, 1900)
» Species Monotheca obliqua (Johnston, 1847) accepted as Plumularia obliqua (Johnston, 1847)
» Species Monotheca posidoniae Picard, 1952 accepted as Plumularia posidoniae (Picard, 1952)
» Species Monotheca pulchella (Bale, 1882) accepted as Plumularia pulchella Bale, 1882
» Species Monotheca recta Fey, 1969 accepted as Plumularia obliqua (Johnston, 1847)
» Species Monotheca spinulosa (Bale, 1882) accepted as Plumularia spinulosa Bale, 1882
» Species Monotheca togata (Watson, 1973) accepted as Plumularia togata Watson, 1973
» Species Monotheca vervoorti (Leloup, 1971) accepted as Plumularia vervoorti Leloup, 1971
Genus Monothecella Stechow, 1923 accepted as Plumularia Lamarck, 1816
  » Species Monothecella aurita (Bale, 1888) accepted as Plumularia aurita Bale, 1888
» Species Monothecella australis (Kirchenpauer, 1876) accepted as Plumularia australis Kirchenpauer, 1876
» Species Monothecella compressa (Bale, 1882) accepted as Plumularia compressa Bale, 1882
Genus Polynemertesia Broch, 1918 accepted as Polyplumaria Sars, 1874
  » Species Polynemertesia gracillima (Sars G.O., 1873) accepted as Polyplumaria gracillima (Sars, 1873)
Genus Polyplumularia accepted as Polyplumaria Sars, 1874
  » Species Polyplumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Stechowia Nutting, 1927 accepted as Sibogella Billard, 1911
  » Species Stechowia armata Nutting, 1927 accepted as Sibogella erecta Billard, 1911
Environment marine, fresh, terrestrial
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Notes  Diagnosis: Colonies erect, monosiphonic or polysiphonic, arising from creeping, rootlike, or disc-shaped hydrorhiza; hydrocauli branched or unbranched, hydrocladia alternate, opposite or in verticils, arising in polysiphonic hydrocauli from a single axial tube; hydrothecae typically small, uniseriate, usually at least partially adnate, occurring only on hydrocladia, with or without marginal cusps; nematophores with well developed nematothecae, not as naked sarcostyles; all nematothecae (axillar, cauline or hydrothecal) usually two-chambered (bithalamic) and movable, a minimum of three nematothecae adjacent to hydrothecae, one mesial inferior and a pair of lateral ones; gonophores as fixed sporosacs, exceptionally as swimming gonophores; gonothecae solitary, without nematothecae; with or without phylactocarps. [details]

Spelling: Spelling by Agassiz (1862: 358) was Plumularidae, Hincks (1868) introduced the correct spelling Plumulariidae. [details]
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Family Plumulariidae: typical forms
Family Plumulariidae: typical forms
added on 2013-06-14 - author: Schuchert, Peter
qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-14 10:45:23
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  Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Plumulariidae Agassiz, 1862. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1613 on 2013-06-19
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