Hong Kong Register of Marine Species

HKRMS taxon details

Siphonophorae

Chelophyes appendiculata: Siphonophorae, Diphyidae

AphiaID

1371 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1371)

Classification

Authority

Eschscholtz, 1829

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Hydroidolina

Original name

Siphonophorae

Direct children (2)

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Suborder Calycophorae
Suborder Physonectae

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 121 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Siphonophorae. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1371 on 2025-12-18

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Siphonophorae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1371 on 2025-12-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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db_admin

2009-05-15 08:50:37Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2013-08-30 08:32:59Z

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Mapstone, Gill

2017-11-13 07:28:09Z

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Schuchert, Peter

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original description Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 121 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591 + 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]