MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Halopterididae Millard, 1962

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Halopterididae Millard, 1962

Halopteris diaphana, a typical member of the Halopterididae. Erect shoot of colony (plume), middle part of plume, gonothecae. Note presence of hydrothecae on stem.

AphiaID

22795 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22795)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Halopteris Kützing, 1843

Parent

Plumularioidea McCrady, 1859

Original name

Halopterididae Millard, 1962

Direct children (2)

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Genus Antennella Allman, 1877
Genus Halopteris Allman, 1877

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Millard N.A.H. (1962). The Hydrozoa of the south and west coasts of South Africa. Part I. The Plumulariidae. Annals of the South African Museum. 46: 261-319., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40867077 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Halopterididae Millard, 1962. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22795 on 2025-05-31

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Halopterididae Millard, 1962. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php/api-docs/docs/LOG_0001&physid=PHYS_0004/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22795 on 2025-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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db_admin

2009-07-13 06:00:41Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2013-05-21 11:03:14Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2013-06-02 13:27:45Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2015-11-11 09:27:01Z

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Schuchert, Peter

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original description Millard N.A.H. (1962). The Hydrozoa of the south and west coasts of South Africa. Part I. The Plumulariidae. Annals of the South African Museum. 46: 261-319., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40867077 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

redescription Schuchert P. (1997). Review of the family Halopterididae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden. 309: 1-162. [details]

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title="Halopteris diaphana, a typical member of the Halopterididae. Erect shoot of colony (plume), middle part of plume, gonothecae. Note presence of hydrothecae on stem.">

Halopteris diaphana, a typical member of the Halopterididae. Erect shoot of colony (plume), middle part of plume, gonothecae. Note presence of hydrothecae on stem.