WoRMS taxon details
Obelia oxydentata Stechow, 1914
766210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766210)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Stechow, E. 1914. Zur Kenntnis neuer oder seltener Hydroidpolypen, meist Campanulariden, aus Amerika und Norwegen. - Zoologischer Anzeiger 45: 120-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30140281
page(s): 131, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 131, fig. 7 [details]
Type locality contained in Saint Thomas
type locality contained in Saint Thomas [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Obelia oxydentata Stechow, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766210 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Stechow, E. 1914. Zur Kenntnis neuer oder seltener Hydroidpolypen, meist Campanulariden, aus Amerika und Norwegen. - Zoologischer Anzeiger 45: 120-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30140281
page(s): 131, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 131, fig. 7 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Calder, D. R. (2019). On a collection of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the southwest coast of Florida, USA. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4689(1): 1-141., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4689.1.1
page(s): 65, fig. 17c-f [details]
page(s): 65, fig. 17c-f [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Galapagos part of the South Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]
