WoRMS taxon details
Halopsis Agassiz, 1865
117159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117159)
accepted
Genus
Halopsis ocellata Agassiz, 1865 (type by monotypy)
- Species Halopsis nanhaiensis Xu, Huang & Guo, 2018
- Species Halopsis ocellata Agassiz, 1865
- Species Halopsis cruciata Agassiz, 1865 accepted as Mitrocomella cruciata (Agassiz, 1865) (basionym)
- Species Halopsis megalotis Maas, 1893 accepted as Cosmetira pilosella Forbes, 1848 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, A. (1865). [Halopsis ocellata]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 9: 219-220., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32011230
page(s): 220; note: publication year is 1865 [details]
page(s): 220; note: publication year is 1865 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Halopsis Agassiz, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117159 on 2025-04-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Agassiz, A. (1865). [Halopsis ocellata]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 9: 219-220., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32011230
page(s): 220; note: publication year is 1865 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 220; note: publication year is 1865 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Wang C, Xu Z, Guo D, Huang J, Lin M. (2018). Taxonomic notes on Hydroidomedusae (Cnidaria) from the South China Sea V: Families Laodiceidae, Lovenellidae, Malagazziidae, and Mitrocomidae (Leptomedusae). Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 37:104-111., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-018-1309-y [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
[request]additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Mitrocomidae medusae with more than 8 radial canals; marginal cirri spirally coiled; numerous (about 80) statocysts, no ocelli.
Hydroid unknown. [details]
