Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Obelia loveni (Allman, 1859)

Hydrozoa name details

Obelia loveni (Allman, 1859)

AphiaID

863404 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:863404)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Gonothyraea loveni (Allman, 1859)

Rank

Species

Parent

Obelia Péron & Lesueur, 1810

Original name

Laomedea loveni Allman, 1859

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Laomedea loveni Allman, 1859) Allman, G. J. (1859). Notes on the hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> (3)4: 137-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356276
page(s): 138 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Obelia loveni (Allman, 1859). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863404 on 2026-08-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-11-19 08:00:08Z

created

Schuchert, Peter

2023-07-18 12:38:28Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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Sources (1)

original description (of Laomedea loveni Allman, 1859) Allman, G. J. (1859). Notes on the hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> (3)4: 137-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356276
page(s): 138 [details]