Hydrozoa taxon details
Bythotiara parasitica (Kirk, 1915)
284295 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:284295)
accepted
Species
Ascidioclava parasitica Kirk, 1915 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ascidioclava parasitica Kirk, 1915) Kirk H.B. (1915). On Ascidioclava, a new genus of Gymnoblastic hydroids. <em>Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 47: 146-148, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343186
page(s): 146, pl. 1 figs 1-6. [details]
page(s): 146, pl. 1 figs 1-6. [details]
Type locality contained in Wellington Harbour
type locality contained in Wellington Harbour [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Bythotiara parasitica (Kirk, 1915). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=284295 on 2026-05-11
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(of Ascidioclava parasitica Kirk, 1915) Kirk H.B. (1915). On Ascidioclava, a new genus of Gymnoblastic hydroids. <em>Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 47: 146-148, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343186
page(s): 146, pl. 1 figs 1-6. [details]
basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
redescription Schuchert P. (1996). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Athecate hydroids and their medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 106 : 1-159., available online at https://archive.org/details/nzoimemoir01061996/mode/2up
page(s): 23, fig. 9a-d; note: redescription and life cycle [details]
page(s): 146, pl. 1 figs 1-6. [details]
basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
redescription Schuchert P. (1996). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Athecate hydroids and their medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 106 : 1-159., available online at https://archive.org/details/nzoimemoir01061996/mode/2up
page(s): 23, fig. 9a-d; note: redescription and life cycle [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Biology planktonic medusae; polyps living inside ascidians [details]
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