Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Calyptra Leuckart, 1856

Hydrozoa name details

Calyptra Leuckart, 1856

AphiaID

1327376 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1327376)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (invalid junior homonym of Calyptra Ochsenheimer 1816 [Lepidoptera] and others)

Accepted name

Rhopalonema Gegenbaur, 1857

Rank

Genus

Parent

Rhopalonematidae Russell, 1953

Original name

Calyptra Leuckart, 1856

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Species Calyptra umbilicata Leuckart, 1856 accepted as Rhopalonema velatum Gegenbaur, 1857 (possible synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Leuckart, R. 1856. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Medusenfauna von Nizza. - Archiv für Naturgeschichte 22: 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083410
page(s): 14 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Calyptra Leuckart, 1856. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1327376 on 2025-06-30

Taxonomic edit history

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2019-02-19 13:07:56Z

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Schuchert, Peter

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Sources (1)
Links (2)

original description Leuckart, R. 1856. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Medusenfauna von Nizza. - Archiv für Naturgeschichte 22: 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083410
page(s): 14 [details]

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