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Octocanna Haeckel, 1879

267644  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267644)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Medusozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hydrozoa (Class)
  6. Hydroidolina (Subclass)
  7. Leptothecata (Order)
  8. Malagazziidae (Family)
  9. Octocanna (Genus)
uncertain > nomen dubium
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  1. Species Octocanna aphrodite Bigelow, 1928 accepted as Octophialucium aphrodite (Bigelow, 1928) (original combination)
  2. Species Octocanna funeraria (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) accepted as Octophialucium funerarium (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
  3. Species Octocanna haeckeli Vannucci & Soares Moreira, 1966 accepted as Octophialucium haeckeli (Vannucci & Soares Moreira, 1966) (original combination)
  4. Species Octocanna solida Menon, 1932 accepted as Octophialucium solidum (Menon, 1932) (original combination)
  5. Subgenus Octocanna (Octocanella) Haeckel, 1879 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    1. Species Octocanna (Octocanella) octonema Haeckel, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, unidentifiable)
  6. Subgenus Octocanna (Octocannissa) Haeckel, 1879 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    1. Species Octocanna (Octocannissa) polynema Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Octocanna polynema Haeckel, 1879
  7. Species Octocanna octonema Haeckel, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, unrecognisable)
  8. Species Octocanna polynema Haeckel, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, unidentifiable)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 213 [details] 
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Octocanna Haeckel, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267644 on 2025-05-08
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2008-01-14 11:18:07Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2011-03-11 07:10:22Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
2016-02-19 07:08:47Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter

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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): 213 [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details] 

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Validity Indeterminate taxon according to Kramp (1955c), but Vannucci & Soares Moreira (1966a) think it is valid [details]

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