MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Protohydridae Allman, 1888

WoRMS taxon details

Protohydridae Allman, 1888

Family Protohydridae - Genus Protohydra

AphiaID

22788 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22788)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Aplanulata

Direct children (2)

Ordering

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Environment

marine, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Allman, G. J. (1888). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II.- The Tubularinae, Corymorphinae, Campanularinae, Sertularinae, and Thalamophora. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 23 (part 70): i-lxix, 1-90, pl. 1-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49519881
page(s): Liii [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy
The taxonomic position is unclear due to the very simple morphology.

Taxonomy
The taxonomic position is unclear due to the very simple morphology. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Protohydridae Allman, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22788 on 2025-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2008-01-10 07:31:11Z

changed

Decock, Wim

2009-04-28 06:22:10Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2013-02-22 16:26:12Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2013-02-28 11:56:04Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Allman, G. J. (1888). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II.- The Tubularinae, Corymorphinae, Campanularinae, Sertularinae, and Thalamophora. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 23 (part 70): i-lxix, 1-90, pl. 1-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49519881
page(s): Liii [details]

basis of record Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591 + 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Diagnosis
Solitary, small, elongated hydroids usually living in brackish-waters; without tentacles and gonophores, pedal disc formed by epidermal tissue only; gametes bulging into gastric cavity, nematocysts: stenoteles and isorhizas [details]

Taxonomy
The taxonomic position is unclear due to the very simple morphology. [details]

Definitions

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Family Protohydridae - Genus Protohydra