Hydrozoa taxon details
Plumularia megalocephala Allman, 1877
285266 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:285266)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Allman, G.J. (1877). Report on the Hydroida collected during the Exploration of the Gulf Stream by L. F. de Pourtalès, Assistant United States Coast Survey. <i>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology</i>. 5: 1-66, plates 1-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4311825
page(s): 31, pl. 19 figs 1-2 [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 19 figs 1-2 [details]
Note Off Alligator Reef, Florida, USA
Type locality Off Alligator Reef, Florida, USA [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Plumularia megalocephala Allman, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=285266 on 2026-01-23
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Allman, G.J. (1877). Report on the Hydroida collected during the Exploration of the Gulf Stream by L. F. de Pourtalès, Assistant United States Coast Survey. <i>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology</i>. 5: 1-66, plates 1-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4311825
page(s): 31, pl. 19 figs 1-2 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Morris, B. F.; Mogelberg, D. D. (1973). Identification manual to the pelagic Sargassum fauna. BBSR Special Publication # 11 , 1-63 [details]
basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 19 figs 1-2 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Morris, B. F.; Mogelberg, D. D. (1973). Identification manual to the pelagic Sargassum fauna. BBSR Special Publication # 11 , 1-63 [details]
basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Alligator Reef, Florida, USA [details]
