Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Spectacularia Gershwin, 2005

Hydrozoa taxon details

Spectacularia Gershwin, 2005

AphiaID

395287 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395287)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Spectacularia vanoppenae Gershwin, 2005 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Dipleurosomatidae Boeck, 1868

Original name

Spectacularia Gershwin, 2005

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Species Spectacularia vanoppenae Gershwin, 2005

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gershwin, L., 2005. Spectacularia vanoppenae gen. et sp. nov., a new hydromedusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Dipleurosomatidae) from the Great Barrier Reef. Memoirs Queensland Museum 50 Part 2: 201-206.
page(s): 205 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Spectacularia Gershwin, 2005. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395287 on 2026-08-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-05-25 06:13:45Z

created

Schuchert, Peter

2015-09-29 08:40:06Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Gershwin, L., 2005. Spectacularia vanoppenae gen. et sp. nov., a new hydromedusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Dipleurosomatidae) from the Great Barrier Reef. Memoirs Queensland Museum 50 Part 2: 201-206.
page(s): 205 [details]

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