Hydrozoa taxon details
Leptothecata
AphiaID: 13552
AphiaID: 13552
| Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina |
| Authority | Cornelius, 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Order | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Hydroidolina | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Leptomedusae (synonym) Thecaphora Thecata (synonym) | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Cornelius, P.F.S., 1992. Medusa loss in leptolid Hydrozoan (Cnidaria) hydroid rafting, and abbreviated life-cycles among their remote-island faunae: an interim review. In: J. Bouillon, F. Boero, F. Cicogna, J.M. Gili & R.G. Hughes, eds., Aspects of hydrozoan biology. Scientia Marina 56 2-3: 245-261. page(s): 245 [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. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details] from synonym: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] | |||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa | Suborder Conica Suborder Leptothecata incertae sedis Suborder Proboscoida Family Thecaphora accepted as Leptothecata | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish, | |||||||||||||
| Fossil range | recent + fossil | |||||||||||||
| Feedingtypes |
omnivore [details]
predator [details] scavenger [details] | |||||||||||||
| Link | To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Taxonomic Remark: The original spelling in Cornelius (1992) was Leptothecata. Cornelius (1995a) changed the spelling to Leptothecatae, which seems unnecessary. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:13552 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Leptothecata. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa.../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=13552 on 2013-05-19 | ||||||||||||||