Hydrozoa taxon details
Obelia spongicola Watson, 2011
590359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:590359)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Watson J.E. (2011). New species, new records and redescriptions of Thecate hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Leptothecata) from Southern Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3122: 1-36., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/2/zt03122p036.pdf
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
Note Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Leonards...
Type locality Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Leonards pier, on soft yellow sponge, depth 2 m [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Obelia spongicola Watson, 2011. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590359 on 2025-11-16
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Watson J.E. (2011). New species, new records and redescriptions of Thecate hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Leptothecata) from Southern Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3122: 1-36., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/2/zt03122p036.pdf
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
additional source Watson, J. E. (2024). The marine hydroids of south-eastern Australia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 22: 1-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.22
page(s): 64, figs 110-111 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
additional source Watson, J. E. (2024). The marine hydroids of south-eastern Australia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 22: 1-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.22
page(s): 64, figs 110-111 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Leonards pier, on soft yellow sponge, depth 2 m [details]
