WoRMS taxon details
Cnidostoma Vanhöffen, 1911
267332 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267332)
accepted
Genus
Cnidostoma fallax Vanhöffen, 1911 (type by monotypy)
Archaeoceania Picard & Rahm, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Vanhöffen E. (1911a). Die Anthomedusen und Leptomedusen der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition 1898-1899. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee Expedition Valdivia.</em> 19: 193-233.
page(s): 205 [details]
page(s): 205 [details]
Taxonomy As the polyp stage is currently unknown, the systematic position of this genus is unclear, could also belong to Cytaediidae...
Taxonomy As the polyp stage is currently unknown, the systematic position of this genus is unclear, could also belong to Cytaediidae or another family. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Cnidostoma Vanhöffen, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267332 on 2026-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Vanhöffen E. (1911a). Die Anthomedusen und Leptomedusen der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition 1898-1899. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee Expedition Valdivia.</em> 19: 193-233.
page(s): 205 [details]
original description (of Archaeoceania Picard & Rahm, 1954) Picard, J.; Rahm, U. (1954). <i>Archaeoceania</i> n. gen. <i>tournieri</i> n. sp. une nouvelle Anthoméduse de la famille des Oceaniidae provenant de la lagune Ebrié (Côte d'Ivoire). <em>Acta Tropica.</em> 11(3): 303-307.
page(s): 303 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
page(s): 205 [details]
original description (of Archaeoceania Picard & Rahm, 1954) Picard, J.; Rahm, U. (1954). <i>Archaeoceania</i> n. gen. <i>tournieri</i> n. sp. une nouvelle Anthoméduse de la famille des Oceaniidae provenant de la lagune Ebrié (Côte d'Ivoire). <em>Acta Tropica.</em> 11(3): 303-307.
page(s): 303 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy As the polyp stage is currently unknown, the systematic position of this genus is unclear, could also belong to Cytaediidae or another family. [details]
