Forskalia Kölliker, 1853 
AphiaID: 135396

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Siphonophorae > Physonectae > Forskaliidae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Forskaliidae Haeckel, 1888
Sources		basis of record: Kölliker, A. 1853. Die schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12. page(s): 2 [details] additional source: Mapstone, G. M. 2001. Siphonophora, 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. 120-122 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (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. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-538-0. 463 pp. [details] additional source: Pugh, P. R. 1999b. Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. Pp. 868. page(s): 97 [details] additional source: Pugh, P. R. 2003. A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History 37: 1281-1327. page(s): 1283 [details] additional source: Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. page(s): 97 [details]
All child taxa [hide all]		Species Forskalia asymmetrica Pugh, 2003 Species Forskalia contorta (Milne-Edwards, 1841) Species Forskalia edwardsi Kölliker, 1853 Species Forskalia formosa Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860 Species Forskalia saccula Pugh, 2003 Species Forskalia tholoides Haeckel, 1888 Species Forskalia cuneata Chun, 1888 (species inquirenda) Species Forskalia leuckarti Bedot, 1893 accepted as Forskalia contorta (Milne-Edwards, 1841) Species Forskalia misakiensis Kawamura, 1954 accepted as Forskalia edwardsi Kölliker, 1853
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135396
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Mapstone, Gill 2006-01-27 08:54:21Z   checked   Mapstone, Gill
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		Citation: Mapstone, G. (2013). Forskalia Kölliker, 1853. 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=135396 on 2013-06-19