Hydrozoa name details
Porpalidae Haeckel, 1888
736718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:736718)
unaccepted (synonym)
Family
Porpalia Haeckel, 1888 accepted as Porpita Lamarck, 1801
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 57; note: as subfamily of Porpitidae, but suffix is family level, not sub-family [details]
page(s): 57; note: as subfamily of Porpitidae, but suffix is family level, not sub-family [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Porpalidae Haeckel, 1888. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736718 on 2025-11-11
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Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 57; note: as subfamily of Porpitidae, but suffix is family level, not sub-family [details]
source of synonymy Calder, D. R. (1988). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda. The Athecatae. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 148: 1-107.
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 57; note: as subfamily of Porpitidae, but suffix is family level, not sub-family [details]
source of synonymy Calder, D. R. (1988). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda. The Athecatae. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 148: 1-107.
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors