WoRMS taxon details
Solanderia ericopsis (Carter, 1873)
288710 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288710)
accepted
Species
Chitina ericopsis Carter, 1873 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Chitina ericopsis Carter, 1873) Carter, H.J. (1873). Transformation of an entire shell into chitinous structure by the Polype <i>Hydractinia</i>, with short descriptions of the Polypidoms of five other species. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> (4) 11: 1-15, plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25120950
page(s): 13 [details]
page(s): 13 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand North
type locality contained in New Zealand North [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Solanderia ericopsis (Carter, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288710 on 2025-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chitina ericopsis Carter, 1873) Carter, H.J. (1873). Transformation of an entire shell into chitinous structure by the Polype <i>Hydractinia</i>, with short descriptions of the Polypidoms of five other species. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> (4) 11: 1-15, plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25120950
page(s): 13 [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]
page(s): 13 [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]
Taxonomy
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): 139, Fig. 84a-g [details]
page(s): 139, Fig. 84a-g [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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
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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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype MHNG INVE29593, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MHNG, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology The gonophores can be released as free swimming medusoids (unpublished observations P. Schuchert). [details]
