Hydrozoa taxon details
Polyorchis A. Agassiz, 1862
- Species Polyorchis haplus Skogsberg, 1948
- Species Polyorchis karafutoensis Kishinouye, 1910
- Species Polyorchis penicillatus (Eschscholtz, 1829)
- Species Polyorchis campanulatus (Chamisso, 1820) accepted as Polyorchis penicillatus (Eschscholtz, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Polyorchis minuta Murbach & Shaerer, 1902 accepted as Polyorchis penicillatus (Eschscholtz, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Polyorchis montereyensis Skogsberg, 1948 accepted as Polyorchis penicillatus (Eschscholtz, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Polyorchis pinnatus Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Polyorchis penicillatus (Eschscholtz, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Polyorchis saltatrix (Tilesius, 1818) accepted as Spirocodon saltatrix (Tilesius, 1818) (unaccepted combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Polyorchis A. Agassiz, 1862. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267759 on 2024-04-26
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van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
status source Nawrocki, A. M., Schuchert, P., & Cartwright, P. 2010. Phylogenetics and evolution of Capitata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), and the systematics of Corynidae. Zoologica Scripta 39(3): 290-304. [details]
status source Nawrocki, A. M., Schuchert, P., & Cartwright, P. 2010. Phylogenetics and evolution of Capitata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), and the systematics of Corynidae. Zoologica Scripta 39(3): 290-304. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Medusa: marginal hollow tentacles numerous, in a simple row along exumbrella margin; tentacular bulbs tubular, adnate, with ocellus on short spur; four radial canals with numerous, short, blind lateral diverticula; ring canal with or without branched diverticula; gastric peduncle pronounced; manubrium prismatic with pendant sausage-shaped bearing the gonads; four crenulated oral lips with distinct nematocysts rows.Polyp unknown [details]