African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890

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Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890

Aglaophenia octodonta

AphiaID

1605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1605)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Plumularioidea McCrady, 1859

Original name

Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890

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Genus Aglaophenia Lamouroux, 1812
Genus Cladocarpus Allman, 1874
Genus Gymnangium Hincks, 1874
Genus Lytocarpia Kirchenpauer, 1872
Genus Macrorhynchia Kirchenpauer, 1872
Genus Pachyrhynchia Kirchenpauer, 1872
Genus Streptocaulus Allman, 1883
Genus Taxella Allman, 1874
Genus Aglophenia accepted as Aglaophenia Lamouroux, 1812 (misspelling)
Genus Lytocarpus Allman, 1883 accepted as Macrorhynchia Kirchenpauer, 1872 (synonym)
Genus Thecocarpus Nutting, 1900 accepted as Lytocarpia Kirchenpauer, 1872 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, synonym)
Genus Theocarpus Nutting, 1900 accepted as Thecocarpus Nutting, 1900 accepted as Lytocarpia Kirchenpauer, 1872 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Marktanner-Turneretscher, G. 1890. Hydroiden des K. & K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. - Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 5: 195-286., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4047029
page(s): 262 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1605 on 2026-04-02

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1605 on 2026-04-02

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2010-06-25 13:31:16Z

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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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2015-11-11 09:27:01Z

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original description Marktanner-Turneretscher, G. 1890. Hydroiden des K. & K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. - Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 5: 195-286., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4047029
page(s): 262 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Aglaophenia octodonta

Aglaophenidae: typical representant