Deep-Sea taxon details
Dicoryne conferta (Alder, 1856)
117336 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117336)
accepted
Species
Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874 · unaccepted (Synonym)
marine, terrestrial
(of ) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2).</em> 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304
page(s): 354, pl. 12 figs 5-8 [details]
page(s): 354, pl. 12 figs 5-8 [details]
Note Cullercoats, England, North Sea
Type locality Cullercoats, England, North Sea [details]
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the...
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Dicoryne conferta (Alder, 1856). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117336 on 2026-01-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Dicoryne conferta (Alder, 1856). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117336 on 2026-01-16
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(of Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874) Sars, G. O. 1874. Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges Hydroider. - Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Kristiana 1873: 91-150, pls 2-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43853964
page(s): 128, pl. 5 figs 21-26. [details]
original description (of ) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2).</em> 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304
page(s): 354, pl. 12 figs 5-8 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
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]
additional source Leloup, E. (1952). Coelentérés [Coelenterata]. <em>Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 283 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 114: 195-396.
page(s): 241, fig. 18 [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
page(s): 218, fig. 206 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 128, pl. 5 figs 21-26. [details]
original description (of ) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2).</em> 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304
page(s): 354, pl. 12 figs 5-8 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
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]
additional source Leloup, E. (1952). Coelentérés [Coelenterata]. <em>Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 283 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 114: 195-396.
page(s): 241, fig. 18 [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
page(s): 218, fig. 206 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Cullercoats, England, North Sea [details]Unreviewed
Biology colonial [details]Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| German | Dicoryne-Polyp | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dicoryne conferta)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records) (from synonym Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dicoryne conferta)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records) (from synonym Dicoryne flexuosa Sars, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
