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Corymorpha M. Sars, 1835

Corymorpha nutans
Corymorpha nutans

117059  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117059)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Medusozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hydrozoa (Class)
  6. Hydroidolina (Subclass)
  7. Anthoathecata (Order)
  8. Aplanulata (Suborder)
  9. Corymorphidae (Family)
  10. Corymorpha (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Corymorpha nutans M. Sars, 1835 (type by monotypy)
Amalthaea Schmidt, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Costa Xu & Ling, 2012 · unaccepted (Invalid junior homonym of Costa...)  
Invalid junior homonym of Costa Neviani, 1928 [Crustacea] and Costa Estes, 1983 [Lepidosauri]
Eucorymorpha Broch, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Euphysora Maas, 1905 · unaccepted (synonym)
Fukaurahydra Yamada, 1974 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gotoea Uchida, 1927 · unaccepted (synonym)
Halatractus Allman, 1872 · unaccepted (invalid homonym of Halatractus...)  
invalid homonym of Halatractus Gill, 1863 [Pisces]
Lampra Bonnevie, 1898 · unaccepted (preoccupied and synonym)
Mayeri Huang, Xu & Guo, 2012 · unaccepted (junior synonym of Altairina...)  
junior synonym of Altairina Vargas-Hernandez & Ochoa-Figuera, 1991
Microcampana Fewkes, 1889 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Monocaulus Allman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhizonema Clark, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Steenstrupia Forbes, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tubuletta Haeckel, 1899 · uncertain > nomen dubium (synonym)
Vannuccia Brinckmann-Voss, 1967 · unaccepted (synonym and preoccupied by...)  
synonym and preoccupied by Vannuccia Marcus, 1948 [Plathyhelminthes]

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  1. Species Corymorpha abaxialis (Kramp, 1962)
  2. Species Corymorpha adventitia Fraser, 1941
  3. Species Corymorpha annulata (Kramp, 1928)
  4. Species Corymorpha anthoformis (Yamada, 1974)
  5. Species Corymorpha apiciloculifera (Xu & Huang, 2003)
  6. Species Corymorpha balssi Stechow, 1932
  7. Species Corymorpha bigelowi (Maas, 1905)
  8. Species Corymorpha bitungensis (Xu, Huang & Guo, 2013)
  9. Species Corymorpha brunnescentis (Huang, 1999)
  10. Species Corymorpha cargoi (Vargas-Hernandez & Ochoa-Figueroa, 1991)
  11. Species Corymorpha carnea (Clark, 1877)
  12. Species Corymorpha crassocanalis (Xu & Huang, 2003)
  13. Species Corymorpha floridana Schuchert & Collins, 2021
  14. Species Corymorpha forbesii (Mayer, 1894)
  15. Species Corymorpha fujianensis (Xu & Huang, 2006)
  16. Species Corymorpha furcata (Kramp, 1948)
  17. Species Corymorpha gemmifera (Bouillon, 1978)
  18. Species Corymorpha gigantea (Kramp, 1957)
  19. Species Corymorpha glacialis M. Sars, 1860
  20. Species Corymorpha gracilis (Brooks, 1883)
  21. Species Corymorpha groenlandica (Allman, 1876)
  22. Species Corymorpha intergona (Huang, Xu & Guo, 2012) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid secondary homonym of Corymorpha interogona (Xu & Huang, 2003))
  23. Species Corymorpha interogona (Xu & Huang, 2003)
  24. Species Corymorpha januarii Steenstrup, 1855
  25. Species Corymorpha juliephillipsi (Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010)
  26. Species Corymorpha knides (Huang, 1999)
  27. Species Corymorpha macrobulbus (Xu & Huang, 2003)
  28. Species Corymorpha microrhiza (Hickson & Gravely, 1907)
  29. Species Corymorpha multiknoba (Xu, Huang & Guo, 2014)
  30. Species Corymorpha nana Alder, 1857
  31. Species Corymorpha nanhainesis (Huang, Xu & Ling, 2012)
  32. Species Corymorpha normani (Browne, 1916)
  33. Species Corymorpha nutans M. Sars, 1835
  34. Species Corymorpha palma Torrey, 1902
  35. Species Corymorpha pendula L. Agassiz, 1862
  36. Species Corymorpha pileiformis (Xu, Huang & Guo, 2014)
  37. Species Corymorpha pseudoabaxialis (Bouillon, 1978)
  38. Species Corymorpha rubicincta Watson, 2008
  39. Species Corymorpha russelli (Hamond, 1974)
  40. Species Corymorpha sagamina Hirohito, 1988
  41. Species Corymorpha sarsii Steenstrup, 1855
  42. Species Corymorpha similis (Kramp, 1959)
  43. Species Corymorpha solidonema (Huang, 1999)
  44. Species Corymorpha symmetrica Hargitt, 1924
  45. Species Corymorpha taiwanensis (Xu & Huang, 2003)
  46. Species Corymorpha tomoensis Ikeda, 1910
  47. Species Corymorpha tropica Galea, 2023
  48. Species Corymorpha typica (Uchida, 1927)
  49. Species Corymorpha uvularis (Fraser, 1941)
  50. Species Corymorpha vacuola (Xu, Huang & Guo, 2012)
  51. Species Corymorpha valdiviae (Vanhöffen, 1911)
  52. Species Corymorpha verrucosa (Bouillon, 1978)
  53. Species Corymorpha abyssalis Broch, 1910 accepted as Corymorpha groenlandica (Allman, 1876) (possible synonym)
  54. Species Corymorpha ameriensis Stepanjants, 1979 accepted as Gymnogonos ameriensis (Stepanjants, 1979) (basionym)
  55. Species Corymorpha annulicornis M. Sars, 1859 accepted as Euphysa aurata Forbes, 1848 (synonym)
  56. Species Corymorpha antarctica Pfeffer, 1889 accepted as Gymnogonos antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1889)
  57. Species Corymorpha appellöfi Bonnevie, 1901 accepted as Corymorpha nutans M. Sars, 1835 (synonym)
  58. Species Corymorpha aurata (Forbes, 1848) accepted as Euphysa aurata Forbes, 1848 (unaccepted combination)
  59. Species Corymorpha cingulata (Vanhöffen, 1910) accepted as Gymnogonos cingulatus (Vanhöffen, 1910) (unaccepted combination)
  60. Species Corymorpha flammea (Hartlaub, 1902) accepted as Euphysa flammea (Hartlaub, 1902) (unaccepted combination)
  61. Species Corymorpha intermedia Schuchert, 1996 accepted as Euphysa intermedia (Schuchert, 1996) (basionym)
  62. Species Corymorpha iyoensis Yamada, 1959 accepted as Zyzzyzus iyoensis (Yamada, 1959)
  63. Species Corymorpha luoyuanensis (Xu, Huang & Yang, 2022) accepted as Corymorpha bigelowi (Maas, 1905) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Corymorpha meijiensis (Xu, Huang & Guo, 2013) accepted as Corymorpha bigelowi (Maas, 1905) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  65. Species Corymorpha obvoluta Kramp, 1933 accepted as Gymnogonos obvolutus (Kramp, 1933) (basionym)
  66. Species Corymorpha parvita (Hickson & Gravely, 1907) accepted as Corymorpha parvula (Hickson & Gravely, 1907) accepted as Zyzzyzus parvula (Hickson & Gravely, 1907) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, spelling mistake)
  67. Species Corymorpha parvula (Hickson & Gravely, 1907) accepted as Zyzzyzus parvula (Hickson & Gravely, 1907) (genus transfer)
  68. Species Corymorpha petalina (Margulis, 1989) accepted as Rhabdoon singulare Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861 (synonym)
  69. Species Corymorpha Spitsbergensis Broch, 1910 accepted as Corymorpha groenlandica (Allman, 1876) (synonym)
  70. Species Corymorpha tentaculata (Linko, 1905) accepted as Euphysa tentaculata Linko, 1905 (unaccepted combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sars, M. (1835). Beskrivelser og Iagttagelser over nogle moerkelige eller nye i Havet ved den Bergenske Kyst levende Dyr af Polypernes, Acalephernes, Radiaternes, Annelidernes og Molluskernes classer, med en kort Oversigt over de hidtil af Forfatteren sammesteds fundne Arter og deres Forekommen. Thorstein Hallagers Forlag hos Chr. Dahl, R.S., Bergen, xii + 81 pp. + 15 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13017 [details] 
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Corymorpha M. Sars, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117059 on 2025-07-15
Date
action
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2013-11-14 08:33:53Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
2016-06-05 11:47:32Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter

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Nomenclature

original description Sars, M. (1835). Beskrivelser og Iagttagelser over nogle moerkelige eller nye i Havet ved den Bergenske Kyst levende Dyr af Polypernes, Acalephernes, Radiaternes, Annelidernes og Molluskernes classer, med en kort Oversigt over de hidtil af Forfatteren sammesteds fundne Arter og deres Forekommen. Thorstein Hallagers Forlag hos Chr. Dahl, R.S., Bergen, xii + 81 pp. + 15 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13017 [details] 

original description (of Amalthaea Schmidt, 1852) Schmidt, O., 1852. Handatlas der vergleichenden Anatomie. [details] 

original description (of Euphysora Maas, 1905) Maas O. (1905). Die Craspedoten Medusen der Siboga-Expeditie. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 10: 1-84, pls 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11712344 [details] 

original description (of Vannuccia Brinckmann-Voss, 1967) Brinckmann-Voss, A., 1967. The hydroid of Vannuccia forbesi (Anthomedusae, Tubulariidae). Breviora 263 : 1-10. [details] 

original description (of Monocaulus Allman, 1872) Allman, G. J. 1872. A monograph of the gymnoblastic or tubularian hydroids. Conclusion of Part I, and Part II, containing descriptions of the genera and species of Gymnoblastea. Ray Society, London, pp. 155-450, plates 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.9122
page(s): 395 [details] 

original description (of Fukaurahydra Yamada, 1974) Yamada, M., K. Konno & S. Kubota, 1977. On a new athecate hydroid, Fukaurahydra anthoformis n. gen. n. sp., from northern Japan. Proc. jap. Acad. Sci. 53 3: 151-154. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Gotoea Uchida, 1927) Uchida, T. (1927). Studies on Japanese hydromedusae. I. Anthomedusae. <em>Journal of the Faculty of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, Section IV, Zoology.</em> 1: 145-241.
page(s): 195 [details] 

original description (of Microcampana Fewkes, 1889) Fewkes, J. W. (1889). New invertebrata from the coast of California. <em>Bulletin of the Essex Institute, Salem.</em> 21(7,8,9): 99-146, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11711150
page(s): 111 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Altairina Vargas-Hernandez & Ochoa-Figuera, 1991) Vargas-Hernández, J. M.; Ochoa-Figueroa, E. (1990). Un nuevo género y descripción de una nueva especie para la familia Tubulariidae (Hidrozoa: Anthomedusae) en el Pacífico méxicano [A new genus and description of a new species for the family Tubulariidae (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae) in the Mexican Pacific]. Brenesia, (33): 75-80 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Lampra Bonnevie, 1898) Bonnevie, K. (1898). Zur Systematik der Hydroiden. <em>Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 63: 465-495, plates 25-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43167443 [details] 

original description (of Steenstrupia Forbes, 1846) Forbes, E., 1846. On the pulmograde medusae of the British seas. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 18 : 284-287., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19556#302
page(s): 287 [details] 

original description (of Costa Xu & Ling, 2012) Huang J.-Q., Xu Z.-Z., Lin M., Guo D.-H., Wang Ch.-G., Xue W.-L. 2012. One new genus, two new species and one new record of Corymorphidae from the South China Sea (Anthomedusae, Capitata). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 37: 520-524. [details] 

original description (of Mayeri Huang, Xu & Guo, 2012) Huang J.-Q., Xu Z.-Z., Lin M., Guo D.-H., Wang Ch.-G., Xue W.-L. 2012. One new genus, two new species and one new record of Corymorphidae from the South China Sea (Anthomedusae, Capitata). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 37: 520-524.
page(s): 520 [details] 

original description (of Halatractus Allman, 1872) Allman, G. J. 1872. A monograph of the gymnoblastic or tubularian hydroids. Conclusion of Part I, and Part II, containing descriptions of the genera and species of Gymnoblastea. Ray Society, London, pp. 155-450, plates 1-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.9122
page(s): 391 [details] 

original description (of Rhizonema Clark, 1877) Clark, S. F. (1877). Report on the hydroids collected on the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, by W.H. Dall, U.S. Coast Survey, and party, from 1871 to 1874 inclusive. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 28, 209-238., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298930
page(s): 233 [details] 

original description (of Tubuletta Haeckel, 1899) Haeckel, E. (1899-1904). Kunstformen der Natur. Bibliographischen Instituts Wilson, Leipzig. 100 plates, plus explanatory text. Copepods pl. 56. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Eucorymorpha Broch, 1910) Broch, H. 1910. Die Hydroiden der Arktischen Meere. - Fauna Arctica 5: 127-248, plates 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7161644
page(s): 139 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details] 

additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
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Japanese フカウラヒドラ属 [from synonym]バヌッチィクラゲ属 [from synonym]ゴトウカタアシクラゲ属 [from synonym]カタアシクラゲ属 [from synonym]オオウミヒドラ属  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Euphysora Maas, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Vannuccia Brinckmann-Voss, 1967)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Fukaurahydra Yamada, 1974)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Gotoea Uchida, 1927)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Corymorpha) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhizonema) (from synonym Rhizonema Clark, 1877)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vannuccia) (from synonym Vannuccia Brinckmann-Voss, 1967)
To Genbank 
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