WoRMS name details
Cnidoscyphus Splettstösser, 1929
117227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117227)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Genus
- Species Cnidoscyphus aequalis (Warren, 1908) accepted as Thyroscyphus aequalis Warren, 1908 (genus not accepted)
- Species Cnidoscyphus macrotheca Kramp, 1947 accepted as Sertularella cylindritheca (Allman, 1888) accepted as Sertularelloides cylindritheca (Allman, 1888) (synonym)
- Species Cnidoscyphus marginatus (Allman, 1877) accepted as Thyroscyphus marginatus (Allman, 1877) (genus not accepted)
- Species Cnidoscyphus torresii (Busk, 1852) accepted as Thyroscyphus torresii (Busk, 1852) (genus not accepted)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Cnidoscyphus Splettstösser, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117227 on 2026-07-09
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
Splettstösser W. (1929). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Sertulariiden. Thyroscyphus Allm., Cnidoscyphus nov. gen., Parascyphus Ritchie. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Oekologie und Geographie der Tiere.</em> 58(1): 1-134.
page(s): 70 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 70 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Millard, N.A.H. (1975). Monograph on the Hydroida of southern Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 68: 1-513., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40921697
page(s): 241 [details]
page(s): 241 [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
