WoRMS name details
Hydra carnea L. Agassiz, 1851
292199 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292199)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L., 1851. [On the little bodies seen on Hydra]. Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 3 : 354-355., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870656
page(s): 354 [details]
page(s): 354 [details]
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 carnea L. Agassiz, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292199 on 2025-05-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Agassiz, L., 1851. [On the little bodies seen on Hydra]. Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 3 : 354-355., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870656
page(s): 354 [details]
page(s): 354 [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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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]
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]
From editor or global species database
Status Martinez et al. 2010: 407, is likely conspecific with H. vulgaris according to molecular comparisons. [details]