Chinese Register of Marine Species - Chelophyes Totton, 1932

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Register of
Marine Species
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Chelophyes Totton, 1932

Chelophyes appendiculata: Siphonophorae, Diphyidae

AphiaID

135360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135360)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Diphyinae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827

Direct children (2)

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Species Chelophyes appendiculata (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Species Chelophyes contorta (Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Totton A.K. (1932). Siphonophora. Scientific Reports. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928 1929. 4: 317 - 374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516977
page(s): 354 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Mańko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Chelophyes Totton, 1932. Accessed through: Xu, K., An, J., Ding, L., Dong, D., Gao, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, W., Lei, Y., Li, K., Li, X., Li, Y., Liang, X., Lin, G., Lin, M., Liu, H., Liu, J., Liu, W., Liu, X., Lu, D., Ma, Z., Ren, X., Sha, Z., Sun, J., Sun, S., Sun, Z., Tian, L., Wang, D., Wang, J., Wu, X., Xia, B., Xiao, N., Yin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, E., Zheng, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. & Zhou, K. (2026) Chinese Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/charms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135360 on 2026-07-04

Regional species database citation

Xu, K., An, J., Ding, L., Dong, D., Gao, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, W., Lei, Y., Li, K., Li, X., Li, Y., Liang, X., Lin, G., Lin, M., Liu, H., Liu, J., Liu, W., Liu, X., Lu, D., Ma, Z., Ren, X., Sha, Z., Sun, J., Sun, S., Sun, Z., Tian, L., Wang, D., Wang, J., Wu, X., Xia, B., Xiao, N., Yin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, E., Zheng, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. & Zhou, K. (2026). Chinese Register of Marine Species. Chelophyes Totton, 1932. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/charms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135360 on 2026-07-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Mapstone, Gill

2006-01-26 10:00:11Z

checked

Mapstone, Gill

2006-09-07 06:51:43Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-11-19 10:35:36Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

2014-01-02 14:55:57Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Totton A.K. (1932). Siphonophora. Scientific Reports. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928 1929. 4: 317 - 374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516977
page(s): 354 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]