BeRMS taxon details
Porpitidae Goldfuss, 1818
20790 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:20790)
accepted
Family
- Genus Velella Lamarck, 1801
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Goldfuss, G.A., 1818. Ueber die Classification der Zoophyten. Isis, 1818 : 1008-1013.
page(s): 1012; note: originally introduced as Porpitae Goldfuss, 1818 (incorrect name formation) emended to Porpitidae by Guilding (1828) [details]
page(s): 1012; note: originally introduced as Porpitae Goldfuss, 1818 (incorrect name formation) emended to Porpitidae by Guilding (1828) [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Porpitidae Goldfuss, 1818. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20790 on 2026-05-27
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Porpitidae Goldfuss, 1818. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=20790 on 2026-05-27
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original description
Goldfuss, G.A., 1818. Ueber die Classification der Zoophyten. Isis, 1818 : 1008-1013.
page(s): 1012; note: originally introduced as Porpitae Goldfuss, 1818 (incorrect name formation) emended to Porpitidae by Guilding (1828) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 1012; note: originally introduced as Porpitae Goldfuss, 1818 (incorrect name formation) emended to Porpitidae by Guilding (1828) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ギンカクラゲ科 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Porpitidae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Porpitidae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
