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Hydrozoa name details

Xanthea Lesson, 1843

AphiaID

888245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888245)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (doubtful taxon)

Accepted name

Liriope Lesson, 1843

Rank

Genus

Parent

Geryoniidae Eschscholtz, 1829

Original name

Xanthea Lesson, 1843

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Species Xanthea agaricina Lesson, 1843 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lesson, R. P. 1843. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes. Acalèphes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. pp. i-vii, 1-596, plus atlas of 12 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3803187
page(s): 333 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Xanthea Lesson, 1843. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888245 on 2026-02-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2016-10-21 05:50:41Z

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Sources (1)

original description Lesson, R. P. 1843. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes. Acalèphes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. pp. i-vii, 1-596, plus atlas of 12 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3803187
page(s): 333 [details]