Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Oceanopsis Fewkes, 1883

Hydrozoa name details

Oceanopsis Fewkes, 1883

AphiaID

863609 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:863609)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Lovenella Hincks, 1868

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Oceanopsis bermudensis Fewkes, 1883 accepted as Lovenella bermudensis (Fewkes, 1883) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Lovenellidae Russell, 1953

Original name

Oceanopsis Fewkes, 1883

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Species Oceanopsis bermudensis Fewkes, 1883 accepted as Lovenella bermudensis (Fewkes, 1883) (basionym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fewkes, J.W., 1883. On a few medusae from the Bermudas. In: Exploration of the surface fauna of the Gulf Stream, under the auspices of the United States Coast Survey, by Alexander Agassiz. Bull. Mus. comp. Zoöl. Harv. 11 3: 79-90, pl. 1. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621814
page(s): 86 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Oceanopsis Fewkes, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863609 on 2025-11-07

Taxonomic edit history

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2015-11-25 07:33:32Z

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2016-01-29 09:46:47Z

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original description Fewkes, J.W., 1883. On a few medusae from the Bermudas. In: Exploration of the surface fauna of the Gulf Stream, under the auspices of the United States Coast Survey, by Alexander Agassiz. Bull. Mus. comp. Zoöl. Harv. 11 3: 79-90, pl. 1. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621814
page(s): 86 [details]