Hydrozoa name details
Chitina ericopsis Carter, 1873
579229 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:579229)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Chitina ericopsis Carter, 1873. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579229 on 2026-09-12
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original description
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]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality