WoRMS name details
Boreohydra Westblad, 1937
117010 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117010)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
- Species Boreohydra simplex Westblad, 1937 accepted as Plotocnide borealis Wagner, 1885 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Westblad, E. 1937. Boreohydra simplex n. gen., n. sp., ein Solitärpolyp von der norwegischen Küste. - Arkiv for Zoologi 29: 1-6..
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Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Boreohydra Westblad, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117010 on 2025-05-12
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
Westblad, E. 1937. Boreohydra simplex n. gen., n. sp., ein Solitärpolyp von der norwegischen Küste. - Arkiv for Zoologi 29: 1-6..
page(s): 1 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Schuchert, P. (2006). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 1. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 113: 325-410.
page(s): 334 [details]
status source Pyataeva, S. V.; Hopcroft, R. R.; Lindsay, D. J.; Collins, A. G. (2016). DNA barcodes unite two problematic taxa: the meiobenthic Boreohydra simplex is a life-cycle stage of Plotocnide borealis (Hydrozoa: Aplanulata). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4150(1): 85-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4150.1.5
page(s): 85 [details]
page(s): 334 [details]
status source Pyataeva, S. V.; Hopcroft, R. R.; Lindsay, D. J.; Collins, A. G. (2016). DNA barcodes unite two problematic taxa: the meiobenthic Boreohydra simplex is a life-cycle stage of Plotocnide borealis (Hydrozoa: Aplanulata). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4150(1): 85-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4150.1.5
page(s): 85 [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]