WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Chitina ericopsis Carter, 1873) Carter, H.J. (1873). Transformation of an entire shell into chitinous structure by the Polype <i>Hydractinia</i>, with short descriptions of the Polypidoms of five other species. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> (4) 11: 1-15, plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25120950 page(s): 13 [details] 
basis of record
Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
TaxonomyOthercontext source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
Nontype MHNG INVE29593, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MHNG, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology The gonophores can be released as free swimming medusoids (unpublished observations P. Schuchert). [details]
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