WoRMS taxon details
Orthopyxis compressa (Clark, 1877)
292523 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292523)
accepted
Species
Campanularia compressa Clark, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Campanularia compressa Clark, 1877) Clark, S. F. (1877). Report on the hydroids collected on the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, by W.H. Dall, U.S. Coast Survey, and party, from 1871 to 1874 inclusive. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 28, 209-238., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298930
page(s): 214, pl. 8 [details]
page(s): 214, pl. 8 [details]
Type locality contained in Shumagin Islands
type locality contained in Shumagin Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status Often regarded as indistinguishable from Orthopyxis integra (MacGillivray, 1842). Many records of both species outside...
Status Often regarded as indistinguishable from Orthopyxis integra (MacGillivray, 1842). Many records of both species outside their type localities are likely wrong. All the Orthopyxis species need a thorough revision. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Orthopyxis compressa (Clark, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292523 on 2025-10-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Campanularia compressa Clark, 1877) Clark, S. F. (1877). Report on the hydroids collected on the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, by W.H. Dall, U.S. Coast Survey, and party, from 1871 to 1874 inclusive. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 28, 209-238., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298930
page(s): 214, pl. 8 [details]
page(s): 214, pl. 8 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
redescription Arai, M.N. & A. Brinckmann-Voss, 1980. Hydromedusae of British Columbia and Puget Sound. Can. Bull. Fish. aquat. Sci. 204 : 1-192.
page(s): 101, figs 57-58 [details] Available for editors
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redescription Arai, M.N. & A. Brinckmann-Voss, 1980. Hydromedusae of British Columbia and Puget Sound. Can. Bull. Fish. aquat. Sci. 204 : 1-192.
page(s): 101, figs 57-58 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status Often regarded as indistinguishable from Orthopyxis integra (MacGillivray, 1842). Many records of both species outside their type localities are likely wrong. All the Orthopyxis species need a thorough revision. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒラガタコップガヤ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Campanularia compressa Clark, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Campanularia compressa Clark, 1877)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Campanularia compressa Clark, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Campanularia compressa Clark, 1877)
To ITIS
