African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS name details

Lytocarpus Allman, 1883

AphiaID

204326 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204326)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Macrorhynchia Kirchenpauer, 1872

Rank

Genus

Parent

Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890

Original name

Lytocarpus Allman, 1883

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Species Lytocarpus balei Nutting, 1906 accepted as Macrorhynchia balei (Nutting, 1906) (basionym)
Species Lytocarpus filamentosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Macrorhynchia filamentosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Lytocarpus philippinus (Kirchenpauer, 1872) accepted as Macrorhynchia philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872
Species Lytocarpus phillippinus (Kirchenpauer, 1872) accepted as Macrorhynchia philippina Kirchenpauer, 1872 (genus transfer and misspelling of author)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Allman, G. J. (1883). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part I Plumulariidae. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 7 (part 20): 1-55, pl.1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11712040
page(s): 40 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P. (2021). World Hydrozoa Database. Lytocarpus Allman, 1883. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204326 on 2026-05-12

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. Lytocarpus Allman, 1883. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204326 on 2026-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-09-25 11:57:08Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-22 06:50:38Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2011-03-11 07:10:22Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2013-07-08 12:40:53Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2015-04-02 06:11:00Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2016-07-22 06:16:37Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Allman, G. J. (1883). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part I Plumulariidae. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 7 (part 20): 1-55, pl.1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11712040
page(s): 40 [details]

basis of record NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

status source Calder D.R. (1997). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda: superfamily Plumularioidea. Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions. 161: 1-86. [details]

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Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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