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Protiaridae Haeckel, 1879 
AphiaID: 22962

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydroidolina (Subclass) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Filifera (Suborder)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Filifera
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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[hide all]		 Genus Halitiara Fewkes, 1882
  » Species Halitiara formosa Fewkes, 1882
» Species Halitiara inflexa Bouillon, 1980
» Species Halitiara knides Huang, Xu & Guo, 2011
» Species Halitiara obtusus Xu & Huang, 2004
» Species Halitiara rigida Bouillon, 1980
» Species Halitiara thierryi Gershwin & Zeidler, 2003
Genus Halitiarella Bouillon, 1980
  » Species Halitiarella apicea Xu & Huang, 2004
» Species Halitiarella nudibulbus Xu, Huang & Guo, 2010
» Species Halitiarella ocellata Bouillon, 1980
» Species Halitiarella minutum Xu, Huang & Chen, 1991 accepted as Merga minuta (Xu, Huang & Chen, 1991)
Genus Latitiara Xu & Hang, 1990
  » Species Latitiara orientalis Xu & Huang, 1990
Genus Paratiara Kramp & Damas, 1925
  » Species Paratiara digitalis Kramp & Damus, 1925

Genus Protiara Haeckel, 1879 (nomen dubium)
  » Species Protiara haeckeli Hargitt, 1902
» Species Protiara tetranema (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) (species inquirenda)
» Species Protiara tropica Bigelow, 1912 accepted as Pseudotiara tropica (Bigelow, 1912)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Note  Diagnosis: Hydroids stolonal, arising from creeping stolons; hydranths on short hydrocaulus; hydrorhiza and hydrocaulus covered by perisarc, which forms a cup at hydranth base; hydranth with one whorl of filiform tentacles, large nematocysts alternating with tentacles; gonophores unknown. Medusa with four developed marginal tentacles arising from large, hollow tentacular bulbs; four simple radial canals and a circular canal, mouth with four simple lips; gonads interradial, with smooth surface; with or without mesenteries; without rudimentary bulbs; margin with or without cirri-like tentacles; exceptionally with ocelli.  [details]
Image 
Family Protiaridae: typical medusa and polyp
Family Protiaridae: typical medusa and polyp
added on 2013-06-07 - author: Schuchert, Peter
qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-07 09:17:59
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22962
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2009-04-28 12:00:23Z  changed  Schuchert, Peter
  
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  Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Protiaridae Haeckel, 1879. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22962 on 2013-06-19
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