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Discomitra Haeckel, 1888

Porpita porpita, mouth of Brunswick River, New South Wales, Australia
Porpita porpita, mouth of Brunswick River, New South Wales, Australia

736728 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:736728)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Medusozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hydrozoa (Class)
  6. Hydroidolina (Subclass)
  7. Anthoathecata (Order)
  8. Capitata (Suborder)
  9. Porpitidae (Family)
  10. Discomitra (Genus)
 unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Disconalia gastroblasta Haeckel, 1888 accepted as Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 36 [details] OpenAccess publication
Taxonomic remark medusa of Disconalia gastroblasta Haeckel, 1888  
Taxonomic remark medusa of Disconalia gastroblasta Haeckel, 1888 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Discomitra Haeckel, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736728 on 2026-07-10
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Schuchert, Peter
2024-10-20 15:38:32Z
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Schuchert, Peter

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Nomenclature

original description Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 36 [details] OpenAccess publication

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Schuchert, P. (2010). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 2. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 117: 337-555., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.117793
page(s): 471 [details] OpenAccess publication

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Taxonomic remark medusa of Disconalia gastroblasta Haeckel, 1888 [details]
From editor or global species database

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