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Ectopleura L. Agassiz, 1862

Van Beneden (1844, pl. 2)
Van Beneden (1844, pl. 2)

117254  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117254)

accepted
Genus
Acharadria Wright, 1863 · unaccepted (synonym)
Parypha Agassiz, 1860 · unaccepted (not in use)
Pinauay Marques & Migotto, 2001 · unaccepted (junior synonym of Vorticlava (and...)  
junior synonym of Vorticlava (and others)
Thamnocnidia Agassiz, 1860 · unaccepted (not in use)
Vorticlava Alder, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Ectopleura americana Peterson, 1990
  2. Species Ectopleura antarctica (Billard, 1914) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  3. Species Ectopleura apicisacciformis Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
  4. Species Ectopleura atentaculata Xu & Huang, 2006
  5. Species Ectopleura attenoides (Coughtrey, 1876)
  6. Species Ectopleura betheris (Warren, 1908)
  7. Species Ectopleura crassocanalis Huang, Xu & Guo, 2011
  8. Species Ectopleura crocea (Agassiz, 1862)
  9. Species Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844)
  10. Species Ectopleura elongata Lin, Xu, Huang & Wang, 2010
  11. Species Ectopleura exxonia (Watson, 1978)
  12. Species Ectopleura gemmifera Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
  13. Species Ectopleura grandis Fraser, 1944
  14. Species Ectopleura guangdongensis Xu, Huang & Chen, 1991
  15. Species Ectopleura indica Petersen, 1990
  16. Species Ectopleura integra (Fraser, 1938)
  17. Species Ectopleura japonica (Hirohito, 1988)
  18. Species Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
  19. Species Ectopleura latitaeniata Xu & Zhang, 1978
  20. Species Ectopleura marina (Torrey, 1902)
  21. Species Ectopleura mayeri Petersen, 1990
  22. Species Ectopleura media Fraser, 1948
  23. Species Ectopleura minerva Mayer, 1900
  24. Species Ectopleura multicirrata Schuchert, 1996
  25. Species Ectopleura nanhaiensis Huang, Xu & Guo, 2015
  26. Species Ectopleura obypa Migotto & Marques, 1999
  27. Species Ectopleura radiata (Uchida, 1937)
  28. Species Ectopleura sacculifera Kramp, 1957
  29. Species Ectopleura triangularis Lin, Xu, Huang & Wang, 2010
  30. Species Ectopleura venusta (Yamada, 1950)
  31. Species Ectopleura viridis (Pictet, 1893)
  32. Species Ectopleura wrighti Petersen, 1979
  33. Species Ectopleura xiamenensis Zhang & Lin, 1984
  34. Species Ectopleura xuxuanii Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
  35. Species Ectopleura bethae (Warren, 1908) accepted as Ectopleura betheris (Warren, 1908) (spelling error)
  36. Species Ectopleura brevinema Xu, Chen & Wang, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, does not meet the provisions of the ICZN)
  37. Species Ectopleura dongshanensis Xu, Chen & Chang, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, does not meet the provisions of the ICZN)
  38. Species Ectopleura ochracea Agassiz, 1862 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (synonym)
  39. Species Ectopleura octogona Thiel, 1938 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (synonym)
  40. Species Ectopleura pacifica Thornely, 1900 accepted as Ectopleura viridis (Pictet, 1893) (synonym)
  41. Species Ectopleura petalina (Margulis, 1989) accepted as Corymorpha petalina (Margulis, 1989) accepted as Rhabdoon singulare Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861
  42. Species Ectopleura prolifera Hargitt, 1908 accepted as Ectopleura prolifica Hargitt, 1908 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, spelling error)
  43. Species Ectopleura prolifica Hargitt, 1908 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (possible synonym)
  44. Species Ectopleura ralphi (Bale, 1884) accepted as Ectopleura crocea (Agassiz, 1862) (synonym)
  45. Species Ectopleura warreni (Ewer, 1953) accepted as Ectopleura crocea (Agassiz, 1862) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. Little Brown, Boston. 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 342 [details] 
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Ectopleura L. Agassiz, 1862. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117254 on 2025-04-01
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2009-07-15 13:50:33Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
2016-07-01 12:30:46Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter

original description Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. Little Brown, Boston. 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 342 [details] 

original description (of Pinauay Marques & Migotto, 2001) Marques, A.C., Migotto A.E., 2001. Cladistic analysis and new classification of the family Tubulariidae (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia Sao Paulo 41 25: 465-488.
page(s): 479 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Acharadria Wright, 1863) Wright, T. S. 1863b. Observations on British Zoophytes. - Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh 2: 91, 216-221, 250-253, 270-286, 314-318, 349-352, 378-381, 439-442, plates 9-12, 13-15, 17, 22.., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47722202 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Vorticlava Alder, 1856) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2). 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304 [details] 

original description (of Thamnocnidia Agassiz, 1860) Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 46 [details] 

original description (of Parypha Agassiz, 1860) Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 46 [details] 

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 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] 

redescription Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
page(s): 47 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ectopleura) 
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Van Beneden (1844, pl. 2)
Van Beneden (1844, pl. 2)
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Ectopleura dumortierii
Ectopleura dumortierii
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Ectopleura dumortierii
Ectopleura dumortierii
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Ectopleura dumortierii
Ectopleura dumortierii
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Unreviewed
Leloup (1952, fig. 50)
Leloup (1952, fig. 50)
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095664)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095664)
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