WoRMS taxon details
Forskaliidae Haeckel, 1888
135347 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135347)
accepted
Family
Forskalidae Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted (incorrect formation of family name)
- Genus Forskalia Kölliker, 1853
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Forskalidae Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Forskaliidae Haeckel, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135347 on 2024-12-08
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original description
(of Forskalidae Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 42 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 37: 1281-1327.
page(s): 1281 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 96 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 37: 1281-1327.
page(s): 1281 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 96 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Long-stemmed Physonectae, the whole stem (nectosome and siphosome) twisted into a spiral, nectophores thus spirally arranged in a cone-shaped or cylindrical nectosome. Long-stemmed Physonectae, the whole stem (nectosome and siphosome) twisted into a spiral, nectophores thus spirally arranged in a cone-shaped or cylindrical nectosome, feigning multiserial arrangement of the nectophores. Nectophores attached on ventral side of stem. Pallial canal with ascending and descending branches. Gastrozooids are borne on the ends of long peduncles, from which one of the, usually, three types of bract are budded off. Colony monoecious. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツクシクラゲ科 | [details] |
