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Hydrozoa name details

Thoa Lamouroux, 1816

AphiaID

152034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152034)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Halecium Oken, 1815

Rank

Genus

Parent

Haleciidae Hincks, 1868

Original name

Thoa Lamouroux, 1816

Direct children (8)

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Species Thoa beanii Johnston, 1838 accepted as Halecium beanii (Johnston, 1838) (genus transfer)
Species Thoa capillaris Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Halecium capillaris (Pourtalès, 1867)
Species Thoa Edwardsiana d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Halecium edwardsianum (d'Orbigny, 1842) (basionym)
Species Thoa halecina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Thoa Lamourouxiana d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Halecium lamourouxianum (d'Orbigny, 1842) (basionym)
Species Thoa patagonica d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Halecium patagonicum (d'Orbigny, 1842) (basionym)
Species Thoa spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Amathia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Thoa tehuelcha d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Halecium tehuelchum (d'Orbigny, 1842) (basionym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lamouroux, J. V. F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. <em>F. Poisson, Caen.</em> i-lxxxiv, 1-558, pls. I-XIX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11606092
page(s): 210 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hydrozoa (2025). Thoa Lamouroux, 1816. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152034 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-07 08:53:48Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2011-03-15 08:36:49Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

2020-07-23 07:12:02Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2024-08-31 11:07:18Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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Notes (1)

original description Lamouroux, J. V. F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. <em>F. Poisson, Caen.</em> i-lxxxiv, 1-558, pls. I-XIX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11606092
page(s): 210 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]

source of synonymy Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy Opinion 1220, ICZN see
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12228085#page/206/mode/1up [details]