WoRMS taxon details
Forskalia saccula Pugh, 2003
287290 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287290)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 37: 1281-1327., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930110120638
page(s): 1322-1324, figs 40-41 [details]
page(s): 1322-1324, figs 40-41 [details]
Type locality contained in Sargasso Sea
type locality contained in Sargasso Sea [details]
Distribution Single specimen from Sargasso Sea
Distribution Single specimen from Sargasso Sea [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Forskalia saccula Pugh, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287290 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 37: 1281-1327., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930110120638
page(s): 1322-1324, figs 40-41 [details]
page(s): 1322-1324, figs 40-41 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 37: 1281-1327., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930110120638 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
