Hydrozoa name details
Geryonidae Eschscholtz, 1829
1333692 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1333692)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (incorrect suffix formation in original spelling)
Family
marine, terrestrial
recent only
Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 86 [details]
page(s): 86 [details]
Taxonomic remark Incorrect name formation, stem is Geryoni -a, thus the family name becomes Geryoniidae. Note also the homonymy to...
Taxonomic remark Incorrect name formation, stem is Geryoni -a, thus the family name becomes Geryoniidae. Note also the homonymy to Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 [Crustacea], derived from the genus Geryon Krøyer, 1837. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Geryonidae Eschscholtz, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1333692 on 2026-02-23
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Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 86 [details]
page(s): 86 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Incorrect name formation, stem is Geryoni -a, thus the family name becomes Geryoniidae. Note also the homonymy to Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 [Crustacea], derived from the genus Geryon Krøyer, 1837. [details]