WoRMS name details
Polybrachionia Guilding, 1828
736720 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:736720)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Polybrachionia linnaeana Guilding, 1828 accepted as Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
- Species Polybrachionia linnaeana Guilding, 1828 accepted as Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Guilding, L. 1828. Observations on the zoology of the Carribaean Sea. Zoological Journal 3: 403-408., available online at http://archive.org/stream/zoologicaljourna03lond#page/403/mode/1up
page(s): 403 [details]
page(s): 403 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Polybrachionia Guilding, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736720 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Guilding, L. 1828. Observations on the zoology of the Carribaean Sea. Zoological Journal 3: 403-408., available online at http://archive.org/stream/zoologicaljourna03lond#page/403/mode/1up
page(s): 403 [details]
page(s): 403 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Calder, D. R. (1988). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda. The Athecatae. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 148: 1-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.52225
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors
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