World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

WRiMS taxon details

Pennaria Goldfuss, 1820

Family Pennariidae - Genus Pennaria

AphiaID

117190 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117190)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Pennariidae McCrady, 1859

Original name

Pennaria Goldfuss, 1820

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Species Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Goldfuss, G.A. (1820). Handbuch der Zoologie. In: Schubert, G.H. (ed.). Handbuch der Naturgeschichte, zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Erste Abteilung 1-696, pls. 1-2; Zweite Abteilung: i-xxiv, 1-510, pls. 3-4., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=x8ATAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 89 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Pennaria Goldfuss, 1820. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117190 on 2026-06-29

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Pennaria Goldfuss, 1820. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117190 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2009-05-25 06:13:45Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2024-01-07 15:08:55Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Goldfuss, G.A. (1820). Handbuch der Zoologie. In: Schubert, G.H. (ed.). Handbuch der Naturgeschichte, zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Erste Abteilung 1-696, pls. 1-2; Zweite Abteilung: i-xxiv, 1-510, pls. 3-4., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=x8ATAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 89 [details]

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

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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

redescription Schuchert, P. (2006). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 1. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 113: 325-410., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.80356
page(s): 364 [details]

status source Gibbons, M. J. and Ryland, J. S. 1989. Intertidal and shallow water hydroids from Fiji. 1. Athecata to Sertulariidae. - Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27: 377-432.
page(s): 387; note: validity, synonymy and taxonomic history [details]