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URMO taxon details

Clausophyes Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908

AphiaID

135357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135357)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Clausophyes galeata Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908 (type by monotypy)

Type taxon of

Clausophyidae Bigelow, 1913

Parent

Clausophyidae Bigelow, 1913

Direct children (6)

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Species Clausophyes galeata Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908
Species Clausophyes laetmata Pugh & Pages, 1993
Species Clausophyes moserae Margulis, 1988
Species Clausophyes tropica Pugh, 1995
Species Clausophyes massiliana Patriti, 1969 accepted as Kephyes ovata (Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860) (synonym)
Species Clausophyes ovata (Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860) accepted as Kephyes ovata (Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lens, A. D. and van Riemsdijk, T. 1908. The Siphonophora of the �Siboga� Expedition. Siboga Exped. 9: 1-130, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022020
page(s): 12 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Clausophyes Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908. Accessed through: Land J. van der (ed). (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) at: https://marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135357 on 2025-06-18

Thematic species database citation

Land J. van der (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). Clausophyes Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135357 on 2025-06-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Mapstone, Gill

2006-01-27 08:54:21Z

checked

Mapstone, Gill

2009-03-25 13:42:27Z

changed

Mapstone, Gill

2014-01-02 11:02:58Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

[taxonomic tree]

original description Lens, A. D. and van Riemsdijk, T. 1908. The Siphonophora of the �Siboga� Expedition. Siboga Exped. 9: 1-130, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022020
page(s): 12 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. [details]