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Hydrozoa taxon detailsHippopodius hippopus (Forsskål, 1776)
135449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135449)
accepted
Species
Elephantopes neapolitanus Lesson, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hippopodius gleba Leuckart, 1854 · unaccepted
Hippopodius luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hippopodius mediterraneus Costa, 1836 · unaccepted
Hippopodius neapolitanus Kölliker, 1853 · unaccepted (invalid new combination of...)
invalid new combination of Elephantopes neapolitanus Lesson, 1843 Hippopodius ungulatus (Haeckel, 1888) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippopus excisus delle Chiaje, 1841 · unaccepted
Polyphyes elephantopus Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polyphyes luteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) · unaccepted
Polyphyes ungulata Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Protomedea calcaria de Blainville, 1830 · unaccepted
Protomedea lutea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) · unaccepted
Protomedea notata de Blainville, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Protomedea uniformis de Blainville, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Stephanomia hippopoda Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine,
recent only
(of ) Forsskål, P.; Niebuhr, C. (1776). Icones rerum naturalium, quas in itinere orientali depingi curavit Petrus Forskål. Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris ad regis mandatum aeri incisas editit Carsten Niebuhr, 15 pp., 43 pls.; Hauniae [Copenhagen]: Ex officina Mölleri, aulae typographi, prostat apud Cl. Philibert,1776. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43533626
page(s): 14, pl. 43, Fig. E [details]
Distribution Mills et al 1996, Bouillon et al 2004, Pagès et al’06
Distribution Mills et al 1996, Bouillon et al 2004, Pagès et al’06 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Hippopodius hippopus (Forsskål, 1776). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135449 on 2025-05-09
Date action by
original description
(of ) Forsskål, P.; Niebuhr, C. (1776). Icones rerum naturalium, quas in itinere orientali depingi curavit Petrus Forskål. Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris ad regis mandatum aeri incisas editit Carsten Niebuhr, 15 pp., 43 pls.; Hauniae [Copenhagen]: Ex officina Mölleri, aulae typographi, prostat apud Cl. Philibert,1776. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43533626
page(s): 14, pl. 43, Fig. E [details] original description (of Polyphyes ungulata Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485 page(s): 179, pl. 29 figs 1-8 [details]  original description (of Hippopodius neapolitanus Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286 page(s): 28, pl 6 figs 1-5 [details] original description (of Hippopodius luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1827). Observations zoologiques faites à bord de l'Astrolabe, en mai 1826, dans le Détroit de Gibraltar. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 10: 5-21, 172-193, 225-239; pls 1-2, 4-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6008318 page(s): 172, pl. 4 figs 1-12 [details] original description (of Elephantopes neapolitanus Lesson, 1843) Lesson, R. P. 1843. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes. Acalèphes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. pp. i-vii, 1-596, plus atlas of 12 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3803187 page(s): 473 [details] original description (of Hippopus excisus delle Chiaje, 1841) Della Chiaje S. (1841-1844). Descrizione e notomia degli animali invertebrati della Sicilia citeriore : osservati vivi negli anni 1822-1830 / da S. delle Chiale. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10031#/summary page(s): pl. 92 fig. 7, pl. 149, fig. 1, 2 [details] original description (of Hippopodius gleba Leuckart, 1854) Leuckart R. (1854). Zur nähern Kenntniss der Siphonophoren von Nizza. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 20(1): 249- 377, pl. 11- 13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7074882 page(s): 299, pl. 12, fig. 1-4 [details] original description (of Hippopodius mediterraneus Costa, 1836) Costa O.G. (1835-1841). Medusari. In: Fauna del Regno di Napoli ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, pp. 1-20, 1-18. 1-14. 1-10. 1-2, 8 pls. 1-20, 1-18, 1-14, 1-10, 1-12, 8 Plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54008100 page(s): 3, pl. 2.; note: see page 56 in attached pdf document [details] original description (of Stephanomia hippopoda Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339 page(s): 67, pl. 2, fig. 13-21 [details] original description (of Polyphyes elephantopus Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485 page(s): 364 [details] original description (of Protomedea calcaria de Blainville, 1830) de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. <em>Paris, 1830.</em> 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344 page(s): 110 [details] original description (of Protomedea notata de Blainville, 1830) de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. <em>Paris, 1830.</em> 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344 page(s): 111 [details] original description (of Protomedea uniformis de Blainville, 1830) de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. <em>Paris, 1830.</em> 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344 page(s): 110 [details] context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] context source (HKRMS) Chen, Q. C. (1982). The marine zooplankton of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 2: 789-799. [details] Available for editors  context source (Bermuda) Moore, H.B. (1949). The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 12(2):1-97, figs. 1-208. (i-1949) [details] Available for editors context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record Mapstone, G.M. (2001). Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 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, 50: pp. 120-122. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Leloup, E. (1935). Les siphonophores de la rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer (Alpes Maritimes, France) [Siphonophores of the Rade of Villefranche-sur-Mer (Maritime Alps, France)]. <i>Bull. Mus. royal d'Hist. Nat. Belg./Med. Kon. Natuurhist. Mus. Belg. 11(31)</i>: 1-12 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (2009). Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 395–402. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors additional source Carré D. (1968). Sur le développement post-larvaire d'Hippopodius hippopus (Forskal). <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 9: 417-420. page(s): 417-420, fig. 1, pl. 1 [details] additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] redescription Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. page(s): 139, pl.28 figs 1-2, 29 figs 1-3 [details] ecology source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. [details] ecology source Kirkpatrick, P.A.; Pugh, P.R. (1984). Siphonophores and velellids: keys and notes for the identification of the species. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 29. E.J. Brill/W. Backhuys: London, UK. ISBN 90-04-07470-8. vi, 154 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Mills et al 1996, Bouillon et al 2004, Pagès et al’06 [details]
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Hippopodius neapolitanus Kölliker, 1853) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Hippopodius luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Hippopodius ungulatus (Haeckel, 1888)) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippopodius hippopus) To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 8 proteins) To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records) (from synonym Hippopodius neapolitanus Kölliker, 1853) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (701 records) To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106640) To ITIS |
