MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Trichydra Wright, 1858

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Trichydra Wright, 1858

Family Trichydridae - Genus Trichydra: typical polyps and medusa

AphiaID

117253 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117253)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Trichydra pudica Wright, 1857 (type by monotypy)

Typetaxon of

Trichydridae Hincks, 1868

Parent

Trichydridae Hincks, 1868

Original name

Trichydra Wright, 1858

Synonymised names

Pochella Hartlaub, 1917 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

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Species Trichydra pudica Wright, 1857
Species Trichydra oligonema (Kramp, 1955) accepted as Fabienna oligonema (Kramp, 1955) (unaccepted combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Wright, T.S., 1857. Observations in British Zoophytology. Edinb. New phil. J. 6 : 168-169.
page(s): 168 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Trichydra Wright, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117253 on 2025-04-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2024-08-02 15:43:13Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Wright, T.S., 1857. Observations in British Zoophytology. Edinb. New phil. J. 6 : 168-169.
page(s): 168 [details]

original description (of Pochella Hartlaub, 1917) Hartlaub, C., 1917. XII. Craspedote Medusen. I. Teil. 4. Lief.: Familie V. Williadae. Nord. Plankton 19 : 365-479.
page(s): 414 [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]

Taxonomy

redescription Wright, T.S., 1858. Observations on British zoophytes. Proc. R. phys. Soc. Edinb. 1 : 253-258; 263-267; 338-342; 447-455., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42250359
page(s): 257, pl. 15 fig. 1 [details]

redescription Schuchert, P. (2009). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera Part 5. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 116: 441-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.117779
page(s): 495 [details]

Other

additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Family Trichydridae - Genus Trichydra: typical polyps and medusa

Unreviewed

Leloup (1952, fig. 73)

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