WoRMS taxon details
Podocoryna borealis (Mayer, 1900)
117654 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117654)
accepted
Species
Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900) · unaccepted > superseded combination (genus transfer)
Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910 · unaccepted (basionym)
Lymnorea norvegica Broch, 1905 · unaccepted (synonym)
Podocoryna corii Stechow, 1929 · unaccepted (synonym)
Podocoryne borealis (Mayer, 1900) · unaccepted (spelling mistake)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910) Mayer, A. G. 1900. Descriptions of new and little-known medusae from the western Atlantic. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard 37: 1-9, plates 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4271637
page(s): 6, pl. 5 figs 16-18 [details]
page(s): 6, pl. 5 figs 16-18 [details]
Taxonomic remark Not to be confouned with Hydractinia borealis (Mereschkowsky, 1878) [currently valid as Oorhiza borealis Mereschkowsky, 1878]
Distribution Bay of Fundy, Cobscook Bay
Taxonomic remark Not to be confouned with Hydractinia borealis (Mereschkowsky, 1878) [currently valid as Oorhiza borealis Mereschkowsky, 1878] [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy, Cobscook Bay
Distribution Bay of Fundy, Cobscook Bay [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Podocoryna borealis (Mayer, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117654 on 2025-06-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lymnorea norvegica Broch, 1905) Broch, H., 1905. Nordsee-Hydroiden von dem norwegischen Fischereidampfer "Michael Sars" in den Jahren 1903-1904 gesammelt, nebst Bemerkungen über die Systematik der Tecaphoren Hydroiden. Bergens Mus. Aarb., 1905 6: 1-26.
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Podocoryna corii Stechow, 1929) Stechow, E., 1929. Ueber Symbiosen von Hydrozoen mit Polychaeten. Zool. Anz. 86 5-6: 150-153.
page(s): 150 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910) Mayer, A. G. 1900. Descriptions of new and little-known medusae from the western Atlantic. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard 37: 1-9, plates 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4271637
page(s): 6, pl. 5 figs 16-18 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Podocoryna corii Stechow, 1929) Stechow, E., 1929. Ueber Symbiosen von Hydrozoen mit Polychaeten. Zool. Anz. 86 5-6: 150-153.
page(s): 150 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910) Mayer, A. G. 1900. Descriptions of new and little-known medusae from the western Atlantic. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard 37: 1-9, plates 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4271637
page(s): 6, pl. 5 figs 16-18 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Schuchert, P. (2008). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 3. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 115: 221-302.
page(s): 230, figs 2-3.; note: as Hydractinia borealis [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
page(s): 278, fig. 252; note: as Hydractinia borealis [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 230, figs 2-3.; note: as Hydractinia borealis [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
page(s): 278, fig. 252; note: as Hydractinia borealis [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Shih, C.T., 1977. A guide to the Jellyfish of Canadian Atlantic waters. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Natural History Series 5 : 1-190. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Bouillon, Jean [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Shih, C.T., 1977. A guide to the Jellyfish of Canadian Atlantic waters. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Natural History Series 5 : 1-190. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Bouillon, Jean [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900)) MHNG INVE29474, geounit Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900)) MHNG INVE-48806 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Not to be confouned with Hydractinia borealis (Mereschkowsky, 1878) [currently valid as Oorhiza borealis Mereschkowsky, 1878] [details]Unreviewed
Dimensions umbrella up to 5 mm in height and width [details]Distribution Bay of Fundy, Cobscook Bay [details]
Synonymy Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900) - following synonymy on generic level [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Podocoryne borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Podocoryna borealis)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Podocoryne borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To PESI (from synonym Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records) (from synonym Podocoryne borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Podocoryne borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Podocoryna borealis)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Lymnorea borealis Mayer, 1910)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Podocoryne borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To PESI (from synonym Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records) (from synonym Podocoryne borealis (Mayer, 1900))
To ITIS
