WoRMS taxon details
Obelia tenuis Fraser, 1938
832333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:832333)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fraser, C. M. (1938). Hydroids of the 1934 Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 4: 1-105, pls 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4678840
page(s): 38, pl. 9 fig. 42 [details]
page(s): 38, pl. 9 fig. 42 [details]
Type locality contained in Ecuadorean part of the South Pacific Ocean
type locality contained in Ecuadorean part of the South Pacific Ocean [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Obelia tenuis Fraser, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=832333 on 2026-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Fraser, C. M. (1938). Hydroids of the 1934 Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 4: 1-105, pls 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4678840
page(s): 38, pl. 9 fig. 42 [details]
page(s): 38, pl. 9 fig. 42 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Mendoza-Becerril, M. A.; Estrada-González, M. C.; Mazariegos-Villarreal, A.; Restrepo-Avendaño, L.; Villar-Beltrán, R. D.; Agüero, J.; Cunha, A. F. (2020). Taxonomy and diversity of Hydrozoa (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) of La Paz Bay, Gulf of California. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4808(1): 1-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.1
page(s): 26, Figs 10B-I; note: redescription, is distinct from Obelia dichotoma [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 26, Figs 10B-I; note: redescription, is distinct from Obelia dichotoma [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
subsequent type designation
Calder, D. R., Vervoort, W., & Hochberg, F. G. 2009. Lectotype designations of new species of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa), described by C.M. Fraser, from Allan Hancock Pacific and Caribbean Sea Expeditions. Zoologische Mededelingen 83: 919-1054.
page(s): 959; note: Lectotype designation [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 959; note: Lectotype designation [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Lectotype Ecuador, Guayas Province, Santa Elena Bay, off La Libertad, 02°10’36”S, 80°55’50”W, 8-12 fm (15-22 m), sand + shell [details]
