Hydrozoa taxon details
Corymorpha forbesii (Mayer, 1894)
117459 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117459)
accepted
Species
Hybocodon forbesii Mayer, 1894 · unaccepted (basionym)
Vannuccia forbesii (Mayer, 1894) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Vannuccia forbesii f. kanti Bouillon, 1978 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hybocodon forbesii Mayer, 1894) Mayer A.G. (1894). An account of some medusae obtained in the Bahamas. In: Cruise of the Steam Yacht "Wild-Duck" in the Bahamas, January to April 1893, in charge of Alexander Agassiz. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College.</em> 25(11): 235-242., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24909
page(s): 236, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 236, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Corymorpha forbesii (Mayer, 1894). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117459 on 2026-01-15
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(of Hybocodon forbesii Mayer, 1894) Mayer A.G. (1894). An account of some medusae obtained in the Bahamas. In: Cruise of the Steam Yacht "Wild-Duck" in the Bahamas, January to April 1893, in charge of Alexander Agassiz. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College.</em> 25(11): 235-242., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24909
page(s): 236, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Vannuccia forbesii f. kanti Bouillon, 1978) Bouillon J. (1978a). Hydroméduses de l'Archipel des Séchelles et du Mozambique. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 92(1): 117-172.
page(s): 136 [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 Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. <em>Bolm Inst. Oceanogr.</em> 39(1): 25-60. [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
redescription Schuchert, P. (2010). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 2. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 117: 337-555., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.117793
page(s): 386 [details]
identification resource Schuchert P.; Collins R. (2021). Hydromedusae observed during night dives in the Gulf Stream. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 128(2): 237-356., available online at https://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0049
page(s): 276, Fig. 24A-B; note: 16S DNA barcode [details]
page(s): 236, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Vannuccia forbesii f. kanti Bouillon, 1978) Bouillon J. (1978a). Hydroméduses de l'Archipel des Séchelles et du Mozambique. <em>Revue de Zoologie Africaine.</em> 92(1): 117-172.
page(s): 136 [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 Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. <em>Bolm Inst. Oceanogr.</em> 39(1): 25-60. [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
redescription Schuchert, P. (2010). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 2. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 117: 337-555., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.117793
page(s): 386 [details]
identification resource Schuchert P.; Collins R. (2021). Hydromedusae observed during night dives in the Gulf Stream. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 128(2): 237-356., available online at https://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0049
page(s): 276, Fig. 24A-B; note: 16S DNA barcode [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Vannuccia forbesii (Mayer, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hybocodon forbesii Mayer, 1894)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Vannuccia forbesii (Mayer, 1894))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Corymorpha forbesii)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hybocodon forbesii Mayer, 1894)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (223 records) (from synonym Vannuccia forbesii (Mayer, 1894))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hybocodon forbesii Mayer, 1894)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Vannuccia forbesii (Mayer, 1894))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Corymorpha forbesii)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hybocodon forbesii Mayer, 1894)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (223 records) (from synonym Vannuccia forbesii (Mayer, 1894))
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
