WoRMS taxon details
Phialella quadrata (Forbes, 1848)
117804 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117804)
accepted
Species
Campanulina repens Allman, 1864 · unaccepted
Campanulina turrita Hincks, 1868 · unaccepted
Epenthesis cymbaloidea (Slabber, 1775) · unaccepted (synonym)
Epenthesis maculata (Forbes, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
Eucope annulata Lendenfeld, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eucope hyalina von Lendenfeld, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eucopium quadratum (Forbes, 1848) · unaccepted
Laomedea tenuis Allman, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lovenella briggsi Mulder & Trebilcock, 1915 · unaccepted (synonym)
Medusa cymbaloidea Slabber, 1775 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phialella hyalina (Lendenfeld, 1885) · unaccepted (synonym)
Phialella turrita (Hincks, 1868) · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Tetranema aeronautica (Forbes, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias aeronautica Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias cymbaloidea (Slabber, 1775) · unaccepted
Thaumantias cymbaloides (Slabber, 1775) · unaccepted (synonym, incorrect spelling of...)
synonym, incorrect spelling of specific epithet
Thaumantias globosa Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias maculata Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Thaumantias quadrata Forbes, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Thaumantias quadrata Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 43, pl. 9 fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 43, pl. 9 fig. 2 [details]
Distribution cosmopolitan
Distribution cosmopolitan [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Phialella quadrata (Forbes, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117804 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Campanulina repens Allman, 1864) Allman, G. J. 1864c. On the construction and limitation of genera among the Hydroida. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 13: 345-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22217607
page(s): 376 [details]
original description (of Eucope annulata Lendenfeld, 1885) von Lendenfeld, R. (1885). The Australian Hydromedusae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 9: 206-241; 345-353; 401-420; 467-492; 581-634, pls 6-8, 12-17, 20-29., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30487#222
page(s): 602, pl. 28 figs 52-57 [details]
original description (of Medusa cymbaloidea Slabber, 1775) Slabber, M. (1775). Physikalische Belustigungen oder Mikroskopische Wahrnehmungen von drey und vierzig in- und ausländischen Wasser- und Landthierchen : Mit XVIII. fein illuminirten Kupfertafeln / durch Martinus Slabber. Aus dem Holländischen übersezt. <em>Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt, Nurnberg.</em> 48-53., available online at http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:3-47121
page(s): 52, pl. 12 figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias quadrata Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 43, pl. 9 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias aeronautica Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 44, pl. 9 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias maculata Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 45, pl. 9 fig 4 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias globosa Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 46, pl. 10 fig. 10 [details]
original description (of Laomedea tenuis Allman, 1859) Allman, G. J. (1859). Notes on the hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3).</em> 4: 367-370., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356509
page(s): 367 [details]
original description (of Eucope hyalina von Lendenfeld, 1885) von Lendenfeld, R. (1885b). Addenda to the the Australian Hydromedusae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 9: 908-924, 984-985, pls 40-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25527732
page(s): 920, pl. 42 figs 16-18 [details]
original description (of Lovenella briggsi Mulder & Trebilcock, 1915) Mulder, J. F., & Trebilcock, R. E. 1915. Victorian Hydroida. With description of new species. Geelong Naturalist 6: 51-59, pls. 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62136548
page(s): 57, pl. 9 figs 3-3f [details]
original description (of Campanulina turrita Hincks, 1868) Hincks, Th., 1868. A history of the British hydroid zoophytes.London, John van Voorst. Volume 1 : i-lxviii + 1-338, volume 2: pls 1-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46798707
page(s): 190, pl. 36 fig. 2 [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]
page(s): 376 [details]
original description (of Eucope annulata Lendenfeld, 1885) von Lendenfeld, R. (1885). The Australian Hydromedusae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 9: 206-241; 345-353; 401-420; 467-492; 581-634, pls 6-8, 12-17, 20-29., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30487#222
page(s): 602, pl. 28 figs 52-57 [details]
original description (of Medusa cymbaloidea Slabber, 1775) Slabber, M. (1775). Physikalische Belustigungen oder Mikroskopische Wahrnehmungen von drey und vierzig in- und ausländischen Wasser- und Landthierchen : Mit XVIII. fein illuminirten Kupfertafeln / durch Martinus Slabber. Aus dem Holländischen übersezt. <em>Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt, Nurnberg.</em> 48-53., available online at http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:3-47121
page(s): 52, pl. 12 figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias quadrata Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 43, pl. 9 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias aeronautica Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 44, pl. 9 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias maculata Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 45, pl. 9 fig 4 [details]
original description (of Thaumantias globosa Forbes, 1848) Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599599
page(s): 46, pl. 10 fig. 10 [details]
original description (of Laomedea tenuis Allman, 1859) Allman, G. J. (1859). Notes on the hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3).</em> 4: 367-370., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356509
page(s): 367 [details]
original description (of Eucope hyalina von Lendenfeld, 1885) von Lendenfeld, R. (1885b). Addenda to the the Australian Hydromedusae. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 9: 908-924, 984-985, pls 40-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25527732
page(s): 920, pl. 42 figs 16-18 [details]
original description (of Lovenella briggsi Mulder & Trebilcock, 1915) Mulder, J. F., & Trebilcock, R. E. 1915. Victorian Hydroida. With description of new species. Geelong Naturalist 6: 51-59, pls. 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62136548
page(s): 57, pl. 9 figs 3-3f [details]
original description (of Campanulina turrita Hincks, 1868) Hincks, Th., 1868. A history of the British hydroid zoophytes.London, John van Voorst. Volume 1 : i-lxviii + 1-338, volume 2: pls 1-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46798707
page(s): 190, pl. 36 fig. 2 [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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. <em>Bolm Inst. Oceanogr.</em> 39(1): 25-60. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
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
[request]
additional source Kramp, P. L. (1970). Marine biology investigations in the Bahamas. Sarsia, 44, 59-68
page(s): 61-62 [details]
additional source Watson, J. E. (2024). The marine hydroids of south-eastern Australia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 22: 1-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.22
page(s): 82, fig. 153 [details] Available for editors [request]
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. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. <em>Bolm Inst. Oceanogr.</em> 39(1): 25-60. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
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
[request]additional source Kramp, P. L. (1970). Marine biology investigations in the Bahamas. Sarsia, 44, 59-68
page(s): 61-62 [details]
additional source Watson, J. E. (2024). The marine hydroids of south-eastern Australia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 22: 1-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.22
page(s): 82, fig. 153 [details] Available for editors
[request]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. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution cosmopolitan [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Debris: transport of species on human generated debris (dock) [details]Unreviewed
Biology colonial, free medusae [details]
PlanktonNet Image
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phialella turrita (Hincks, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Campanulina repens Allman, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Eucope annulata Lendenfeld, 1885)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phialella quadrata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Thaumantias quadrata Forbes, 1848)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Campanulina repens Allman, 1864)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (10 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phialella turrita (Hincks, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Campanulina repens Allman, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Eucope annulata Lendenfeld, 1885)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phialella quadrata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Thaumantias quadrata Forbes, 1848)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Campanulina repens Allman, 1864)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (10 records)
To ITIS
