MSBIAS taxon details
Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859
135381 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135381)
accepted
Genus
Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859 (type by monotypy)
- Species Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859
- Species Sphaeronectes gracilis (Claus, 1873) accepted as Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599749
page(s): 50 [details]
page(s): 50 [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2024) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135381 on 2025-03-23
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135381 on 2025-03-23
Date
action
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original description
Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599749
page(s): 50 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Pugh, P. R. 2009. A review of the family Sphaeronectidae (class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophora), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 2147: 1-48., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/1/zt02147p048.pdf [details]
page(s): 50 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Pugh, P. R. 2009. A review of the family Sphaeronectidae (class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophora), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 2147: 1-48., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/1/zt02147p048.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
