Hydrichthys
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Cuvelier, Daphne
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Schuchert, Peter
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Hydrichthys Fewkes, 1887
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Hydrichthys Fewkes, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117123 on 2026-08-30
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2024-06-25T13:55:50Z
replaces: 117124
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Hydrichthys Fewkes, 1887
class: Hydrozoa
family: Pandeidae
genus: Hydrichthys
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Fewkes, J.W., 1887. A hydroid parasitic on a fish. Nature, Lond. 36 : 604-605.
name published in: Jungersen, H.F.E., 1913. On a new gymnoblastic hydroid (Ichthyocodium sarcotretes ) epizoic on a new parasitic copepod (Sarcotretes scopeli) infesting Scopelus glacialis Rhdt. Vidensk. Meddr dansk naturh. Foren. 64 : 1-38, pls. 1-2.
name published in year: 1887
name published in year: 1913
order: Anthoathecata
parent name usage ID: 15029
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Fewkes, 1887
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted