WoRMS name details
Hydra americana Hyman, 1929
290127 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290127)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Hyman, L.H., 1929. Taxonomic studies on the Hydra of North America. I. General remarks and description of Hydra americana, new species. Trans. Am. microsc. Soc. 48 3: 242-255.
page(s): 248 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 248 [details] Available for editors
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Status Martinez et al. 2010: 407, is likely conspecific with H. vulgaris according to molecular comparisons.
Status Martinez et al. 2010: 407, is likely conspecific with H. vulgaris according to molecular comparisons. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Hydra americana Hyman, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290127 on 2025-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Hyman, L.H., 1929. Taxonomic studies on the Hydra of North America. I. General remarks and description of Hydra americana, new species. Trans. Am. microsc. Soc. 48 3: 242-255.
page(s): 248 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 248 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Martínez DE, Iñiguez AR, Percell KM, Willner JB, Signorovitch J, Campbell RD. 2010. Phylogeny and biogeography of Hydra (Cnidaria: Hydridae) using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 57(1):403-10
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From editor or global species database
Status Martinez et al. 2010: 407, is likely conspecific with H. vulgaris according to molecular comparisons. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | white hydra | [details] |
