Marine Species Traits - Tubularia Linnaeus, 1758

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Tubularia Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

117258 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117258)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Tubulariidae Goldfuss, 1818

Parent

Tubulariidae Goldfuss, 1818

Original name

Tubularia Linnaeus, 1758

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Species Tubularia acadiae Petersen, 1990
Species Tubularia amoyensis (Hargitt, 1927)
Species Tubularia antarctica Hartlaub, 1905
Species Tubularia asymmetrica Bonnevie, 1898
Species Tubularia aurea Fraser, 1936
Species Tubularia couthouyi L. Agassiz, 1862
Species Tubularia harrimani Nutting, 1901
Species Tubularia hodgsoni Hickson & Gravely, 1907
Species Tubularia indivisa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Tubularia longstaffi Hickson & Gravely, 1907
Species Tubularia regalis Boeck, 1860
Species Tubularia larynx Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (basionym)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 803 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Tubularia Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117258 on 2026-06-27

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Tubularia Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117258 on 2026-06-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2018-03-29 19:06:24Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 803 [details] Available for editors

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

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (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: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tubularia)
To ITIS