NARMS taxon details
Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859
135381 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135381)
accepted
Genus
Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859 (type by monotypy)
- Species Sphaeronectes bougisi Carré, 1968
- Species Sphaeronectes fragilis Carré, 1968
- Species Sphaeronectes gamulini Carré, 1968
- Species Sphaeronectes irregularis (Claus, 1873)
- Species Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859
- Species Sphaeronectes gracilis (Claus, 1873) accepted as Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599749
page(s): 50 [details]
page(s): 50 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=135381 on 2025-05-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=135381 on 2025-05-03
Date
action
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original description
Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599749
page(s): 50 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Pugh, P. R. 2009. A review of the family Sphaeronectidae (class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophora), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 2147: 1-48., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/1/zt02147p048.pdf [details]
page(s): 50 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Pugh, P. R. 2009. A review of the family Sphaeronectidae (class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophora), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 2147: 1-48., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/1/zt02147p048.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
