Distichopora contorta
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Cairns, Stephen
creator: Schuchert, Peter
date: 2026-08-28
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: Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288323 on 2026-08-28
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2024-08-12T14:54:01Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878
class: Hydrozoa
family: Stylasteridae
genus: Distichopora
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Pourtalès, L. F.; De. (1878). Corals. In: Report on the Dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieutenant-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., commanding. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 5(9): 197-212, pl. 1.
name published in year: 1878
order: Anthoathecata
parent name usage ID: 205513
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Pourtalès, 1878
specific epithet: contorta
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted