Distichopora nitida
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Cairns, Stephen
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-29
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 nitida Verrill, 1864
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288330 on 2026-08-29
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2021-04-19T09:17:51Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864
class: Hydrozoa
family: Stylasteridae
genus: Distichopora
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1: 29-60.
name published in: Quelch J.J. (1884). On new Stylasteridae, with remarks on some recently described forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5). 13: 111-117.
name published in: Quelch J.J. (1885). On some deep-sea and shallow-water Hydrozoa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5). 16: 1-20, pls. 1-2.
name published in: Wright B. (1882). Some new species of corals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 5). 9: 73-78, pls. 2-4.
name published in year: 1864
name published in year: 1884
name published in year: 1885
name published in year: 1882
order: Anthoathecata
parent name usage ID: 205513
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Verrill, 1864
specific epithet: nitida
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted