Hydrozoa taxon details
Cytaeis Eschscholtz, 1829
117075 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117075)
accepted
Genus
Cytaeis tetrastyla Eschscholtz, 1829 (type by monotypy)
Cytaeis (Cytaeidium) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cytaeis (Nigritina) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nigritina Steenstrup, 1837 · unaccepted (invalid, unpublished name)
- Species Cytaeis adherens Bouillon, Boero & Seghers, 1991
- Species Cytaeis capitata Puce, Arillo, Cerrano, Romagnoli & Bavestrello, 2004
- Species Cytaeis imperialis Uchida, 1964
- Species Cytaeis indica (Stechow, 1920)
- Species Cytaeis kakinumae Namikawa & Deguchi, 2013
- Species Cytaeis nassa (Millard, 1959)
- Species Cytaeis niotha (Pennycuik, 1959)
- Species Cytaeis nuda Rees, 1962
- Species Cytaeis sagamiensis (Hirohito, 1988)
- Species Cytaeis tetrastyla Eschscholtz, 1829
- Species Cytaeis uchidae Rees, 1962
- Species Cytaeis vulgaris Agassiz & Mayer, 1899
- Subgenus Cytaeis (Cytaeidium) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Cytaeis Eschscholtz, 1829 (synonym)
- Subgenus Cytaeis (Nigritina) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Cytaeis Eschscholtz, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Cytaeis atlantica (Steenstrup, 1837) (unaccepted > unavailable name, unavailable name)
- Species Cytaeis exigua Haeckel, 1880 accepted as Hydractinia exigua (Haeckel, 1880) accepted as Podocoryna exigua (Haeckel, 1880) (basionym)
- Species Cytaeis gracilis Mayer, 1900 accepted as Lizzia gracilis (Mayer, 1900) (basionym)
- Species Cytaeis herdmani Browne, 1905 accepted as Cytaeis tetrastyla Eschscholtz, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Cytaeis japonica Uchida, 1927 accepted as Cytaeis imperialis Uchida, 1964 (synonym (partial))
- Species Cytaeis macrogaster Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Cytaeis tetrastyla Eschscholtz, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Cytaeis minima Trinci, 1903 accepted as Podocorynoides minima (Trinci, 1903) (basionym)
- Species Cytaeis nigritina Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Cytaeis tetrastyla Eschscholtz, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Cytaeis octopunctata M. Sars, 1835 accepted as Rathkea octopunctata (M. Sars, 1835) (basionym)
- Species Cytaeis polystyla Will, 1844 accepted as Turritopsis dohrnii (Weismann, 1883) (possible synonym)
- Species Cytaeis propagulata (Bavestrello, 1987) accepted as Perarella propagulata Bavestrello, 1987 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytaeis schneideri (Motz-Kossowska, 1905) accepted as Perarella schneideri (Motz-Kossowska, 1905)
- Species Cytaeis pusilla Gegenbaur, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, questionable synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 104 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Cytaeis Eschscholtz, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117075 on 2025-06-09
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2006-09-11 06:44:08Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Cytaeis (Nigritina) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 73; note: [Although Haeckel credits Steenstrup as authority, Steenstrup's Nigritina is an invalid, unavailable name. Haeckel thus becomes the authority of the genus level taxon Nigritina] [details]
original description (of Cytaeis (Cytaeidium) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 75 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. (1988). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda. The Athecatae. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 148: 1-107.
page(s): 29-31, 104 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
redescription Rees, W.J., 1962. Hydroids of the family Cytaeidae L. Agassiz 1862. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., Zool. 8 8: 381-400., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26204270 [details]
status source Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 114: 195-396.
page(s): 274 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Cytaeis (Nigritina) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 73; note: [Although Haeckel credits Steenstrup as authority, Steenstrup's Nigritina is an invalid, unavailable name. Haeckel thus becomes the authority of the genus level taxon Nigritina] [details]
original description (of Cytaeis (Cytaeidium) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 75 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. (1988). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda. The Athecatae. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 148: 1-107.
page(s): 29-31, 104 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
redescription Rees, W.J., 1962. Hydroids of the family Cytaeidae L. Agassiz 1862. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., Zool. 8 8: 381-400., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26204270 [details]
status source Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 114: 195-396.
page(s): 274 [details]
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