MSBIAS taxon details
Diphasia Agassiz, 1862
117228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117228)
accepted
Genus
- Species Diphasia alata (Hincks, 1855)
- Species Diphasia attenuata (Hincks, 1866)
- Species Diphasia delagei Billard, 1912
- Species Diphasia fallax (Johnston, 1847)
- Species Diphasia margareta (Hassall, 1841)
- Species Diphasia nigra (Pallas, 1766)
- Species Diphasia rosacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Diphasia margareta (Hassall, 1841)
- Species Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Diphasia margareta (Hassall, 1841) (questionable synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 355 [details]
page(s): 355 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Diphasia Agassiz, 1862. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117228 on 2026-07-13
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Diphasia Agassiz, 1862. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117228 on 2026-07-13
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Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 355 [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, <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]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
redescription Calder D.R. (1991). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda: the Thecatae, exclusive of Plumularioidea. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 154: 1-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1352274
page(s): 87 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 355 [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, <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]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
redescription Calder D.R. (1991). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda: the Thecatae, exclusive of Plumularioidea. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 154: 1-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1352274
page(s): 87 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diphasia)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diphasia)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095678)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diphasia)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095678)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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