Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Polycolpa Forskalii Haeckel, 1879

WoRMS name details

Polycolpa Forskalii Haeckel, 1879

AphiaID

889682 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:889682)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Pegantha forskalii (Haeckel, 1879)

Rank

Species

Parent

Polycolpa Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha Haeckel, 1879

Original name

Polycolpa Forskalii Haeckel, 1879

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

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): 328 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Red Sea

type locality contained in Red Sea [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Cartwright, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Polycolpa Forskalii Haeckel, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889682 on 2025-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-11-22 08:22:12Z

created

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

Nomenclature

original description 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): 328 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality