WoRMS name details
Ophiodissa expansa Fraser, 1948
1549517 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1549517)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Ophiodissa Stechow, 1919 accepted as Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fraser, C. M. 1948. Hydroids of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions since March, 1938. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 4: 179-343.
, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4678834
page(s): 227, pl. 25 fig. 12. [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 25 fig. 12. [details]
Note Lectotype, USA, California, 33°38’15”N,...
Type locality Lectotype, USA, California, 33°38’15”N, 118°12’15”W, 17-19 fm (31-35 m), coarse sand + shell + clay, 15.ii.1941, one erect colony, 1.5 cm high, on calcareous fragment, with gonothecae, SBMNH 346991. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Ophiodissa expansa Fraser, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1549517 on 2025-04-30
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Fraser, C. M. 1948. Hydroids of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions since March, 1938. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 4: 179-343.
, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4678834
page(s): 227, pl. 25 fig. 12. [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 25 fig. 12. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lectotype, USA, California, 33°38’15”N, 118°12’15”W, 17-19 fm (31-35 m), coarse sand + shell + clay, 15.ii.1941, one erect colony, 1.5 cm high, on calcareous fragment, with gonothecae, SBMNH 346991. [details]
