Marine Species Traits - Ralpharia parasitica (Korotneff, 1887)

Traits taxon details

Ralpharia parasitica (Korotneff, 1887)

AphiaID

290954 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290954)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Ralpharia Watson, 1980

Original name

Tubularia parasitica Korotneff, 1887

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Korotneff, A. 1887. Zwei neue Coelenteraten. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 45: 468-490, pl. 23. .
page(s): 487 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Ralpharia parasitica (Korotneff, 1887). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290954 on 2026-08-20

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Ralpharia parasitica (Korotneff, 1887). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290954 on 2026-08-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2011-08-05 10:03:46Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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Sources (4)
Attributes (5)

original description (of ) Korotneff, A. 1887. Zwei neue Coelenteraten. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 45: 468-490, pl. 23. .
page(s): 487 [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]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

redescription Petersen, K.W., 1990. Evolution and taxonomy in capitate hydroids and medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Zool. Journ. Linn. Soc. 100 2: 101-231., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1990.tb01862.x
page(s): 192 [details] Available for editors

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