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WoRMS taxon details
original description
Swedmark B., Teissier G. (1958). Otohydra vagans n. g., n.sp., hydrozoaire des sables, apparanté aux Halammohydridées. <em>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences de Paris.</em> 247(2): 238-240.
page(s): 240 [details] Available for editors  [request]
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record
Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
 Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Very small, medusoid Hydrozoa without polyp phase, living in the sand interstitial, solitary, bell entirely or very much reduced, epidermis ciliated, 1-2 whorls of tentacles, statocysts present or not, club shaped and derived of ecto- and entodermal tissue; cnidome may include stenoteles. [details]
Taxonomy Swedmark and Teissier (1958, 1959) introduced the taxon name in French as Actinulides. Subsequently, the Latin taxon names Actinulida and Actinulidae were used. The former spelling is preferable, as the ending -idae suggest a family rank. [details]
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