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Abylidae L. Agassiz, 1862

135336  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135336)

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  1. Subfamily Abylinae L. Agassiz, 1862
    1. Genus Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
    2. Genus Ceratocymba Chun, 1888
    3. Genus Amphiroa Blainville, 1830 accepted as Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
    4. Genus Cymba Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Ceratocymba Chun, 1888 (invalid junior homonym of Cymba Sowerby, 1826 [Mollusca])
    5. Genus Diphyabyla Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908 accepted as Ceratocymba Chun, 1888
    6. Genus Nacella Blainville, 1830 accepted as Ceratocymba Chun, 1888 (invalid junior homonym of Nacella Schumacher, 1817 [Mollusca])
    7. Genus Nacelle Blainville, 1830 accepted as Ceratocymba Chun, 1888 (French version of Cymba)
    8. Genus Pseudabyla Sears, 1953 accepted as Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 (based on two aberrant anterior nectophores that might come from an Abyla specimen, or might not, but whichever is the case, they have never been found again)
    9. Genus Pseudocymba Sears, 1953 accepted as Ceratocymba Chun, 1888 (Based on aberrant pathological anterior nectophores with either two few facets or some missing or incomplete ridges; they could perhaps have come from Ceratocymba specimens, but such nectophores have never been found again)
  2. Subfamily Abylopsinae Totton, 1954
    1. Genus Abylopsis Chun, 1888
    2. Genus Bassia L. Agassiz, 1862
    3. Genus Enneagonum Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
    4. Genus Abylopsoides Sears, 1953 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888 (based on four abberrant pathological anterior nectophores never found again)
    5. Genus Aglaisma Eschscholtz, 1829 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888
    6. Genus Aglaismoides Huxley, 1859 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888
    7. Genus Aglaja Eschscholtz, 1825 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888 (not in use)
    8. Genus Calpe Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888 ( preoccupied by Calpe Treitschke 1825 [Lepidoptera])
    9. Genus Chunia Mayer, 1900 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888
    10. Genus Cuboides Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Enneagonum Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 (synonym)
    11. Genus Halopyramis Chun, 1888 accepted as Enneagonum Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 (synonym)
    12. Genus Parasphenoides Bedot, 1896 accepted as Bassia L. Agassiz, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Genus Plethosoma Lesson & Garnot, 1826 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888
    14. Genus Pseudabylopsis Sears, 1953 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888 (an aberrant pathological anterior nectophore, perhaps from a specimen of Abylopsis; never found again)
    15. Genus Pyramis Otto, 1823 accepted as Abylopsis Chun, 1888 (preoccupied by Pyramis Bolten 1798 [Mollusca])
    16. Genus Sphenoides Huxley, 1859 accepted as Bassia L. Agassiz, 1862
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 372 [details]   
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Abylidae L. Agassiz, 1862. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135336 on 2024-03-19
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original description Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 372 [details]   

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. [details]   

redescription Sears, M. (1953). Notes on siphonophores. 2. A revision of the Abylinae. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College.</em> 109: 1-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3886008 [details]   
 
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Diagnosis Calycophorae which develop a temporary larval bract before the larval nectophore, the latter is retained in the polygastric stage as the anterior nectophore. All but one species develop a second (definitive) nectophore, the posterior one, which is usually considerably larger than the anterior one and does not possess a somatocyst. The nectophores are ridged and angular, the posterior one usually bearing serrated ridges and teeth. The hydroecium of the anterior nectophore is an enclosed tube opening basally.  [details]