Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 117831

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Anthoathecata > Capitata > Porpitidae > Porpita

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Porpita Linnaeus, 1758
Synonymised taxa		Porpita pacifica Lesson, 1826 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record: van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Schuchert, P. 2009a. Anthoanthecata (Cnidaria). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: 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] from synonym: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine
Distribution		European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] North West Atlantic [details] Villefranche-Sur-Mer [details]
Links		To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS
Note		Taxonomy: Original combination needs to be checked. [details]
Image		Porpita porpita added on 2012-10-09 - author: Dr. Arthur Anker, NUS, Singapore () qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117831
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van der Land, Jacob
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		Citation: Hydrozoa (2013). Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117831 on 2013-05-19