Hydrozoa taxon details
Orthopyxis compressa (Clark, 1877)
Campanularia compressa Clarke, 1877 (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Status Often regarded as indistinguishable from Orthopyxis integra (MacGillivray, 1842). Many records of both species outside...
Status Often regarded as indistinguishable from Orthopyxis integra (MacGillivray, 1842). Many records of both species outside their type localities are likely wrong. All the Orthopyxis species need a thorough revision. [details]
Schuchert, P. (2021). World Hydrozoa Database. Orthopyxis compressa (Clark, 1877). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292523 on 2021-09-17
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(of Campanularia compressa Clarke, 1877) Clark, S. F. 1877. Report on the hydroids collected on the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands by W.H. Dall, U.S. Coast Survey, and party, from 1871 to 1874 inclusive. - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1876: 209-235, plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298960
page(s): 214, pl. 8 [details]
source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
redescription Arai, M.N. & A. Brinckmann-Voss, 1980. Hydromedusae of British Columbia and Puget Sound. Can. Bull. Fish. aquat. Sci. 204 : 1-192.
page(s): 101, figs 57-58 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 214, pl. 8 [details]
source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
redescription Arai, M.N. & A. Brinckmann-Voss, 1980. Hydromedusae of British Columbia and Puget Sound. Can. Bull. Fish. aquat. Sci. 204 : 1-192.
page(s): 101, figs 57-58 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status Often regarded as indistinguishable from Orthopyxis integra (MacGillivray, 1842). Many records of both species outside their type localities are likely wrong. All the Orthopyxis species need a thorough revision. [details]