WoRMS name details
Saphenia apicata McCrady, 1859
1350320 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1350320)
unaccepted (possible synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McCrady, J. 1859. Gymnopthalmata of Charleston Harbor. Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History 1: 103-221, pls 8-12. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42536587
page(s): 129, pl. 8 figs 2-3 [details]
page(s): 129, pl. 8 figs 2-3 [details]
Note USA, South Carolina, Charleston Harbo
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, South Carolina, Charleston Harbo [details]
Taxonomic remark The smooth gonads an the colour description in MacCrady (1859: yellowish manubrium, purple tentacles) identify this species...
Taxonomic remark The smooth gonads an the colour description in MacCrady (1859: yellowish manubrium, purple tentacles) identify this species as Amphinema dinema and not A. rugosum as claimed by Mayer (1900a) [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Saphenia apicata McCrady, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1350320 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
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McCrady, J. 1859. Gymnopthalmata of Charleston Harbor. Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History 1: 103-221, pls 8-12. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42536587
page(s): 129, pl. 8 figs 2-3 [details]
page(s): 129, pl. 8 figs 2-3 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The smooth gonads an the colour description in MacCrady (1859: yellowish manubrium, purple tentacles) identify this species as Amphinema dinema and not A. rugosum as claimed by Mayer (1900a) [details]Type locality USA, South Carolina, Charleston Harbo [details]
