MSBIAS taxon details
Diphasia margareta (Hassall, 1841)
117880 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117880)
accepted
Species
Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted
Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted (questionable synonym)
marine, terrestrial
(of ) Hassall, A. H. (1841). Supplement to a catalogue of Irish Zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7: 276-287, 363-374, pls 6-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2315000
page(s): 284, pl. 6 fig. 34 [details]
page(s): 284, pl. 6 fig. 34 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Diphasia margareta (Hassall, 1841). 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=117880 on 2026-08-09
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 margareta (Hassall, 1841). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117880 on 2026-08-09
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original description
(of ) Hassall, A. H. (1841). Supplement to a catalogue of Irish Zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7: 276-287, 363-374, pls 6-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2315000
page(s): 284, pl. 6 fig. 34 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
additional source Schuchert, P. (2000). Hydrozoa (Cnidaria) of Iceland collected by the BIOICE programme. <em>Sarsia.</em> 85(5-6): 411-438., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233127844_Hydrozoa_Cnidaria_of_Iceland_collected_by_the_BIOICE_programme [details] Available for editors
additional source Gil, M.; Ramil, F. (2017). The genus Diphasia L. Agassiz, 1862 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) in Northwest Africa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4363(3): 301., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.1
page(s): 309, figs 4-7 [details]
page(s): 284, pl. 6 fig. 34 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
additional source Schuchert, P. (2000). Hydrozoa (Cnidaria) of Iceland collected by the BIOICE programme. <em>Sarsia.</em> 85(5-6): 411-438., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233127844_Hydrozoa_Cnidaria_of_Iceland_collected_by_the_BIOICE_programme [details] Available for editors
additional source Gil, M.; Ramil, F. (2017). The genus Diphasia L. Agassiz, 1862 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) in Northwest Africa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4363(3): 301., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.1
page(s): 309, figs 4-7 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786))
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diphasia margareta)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830))
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830))
To PESI (from synonym Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786))
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diphasia margareta)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830))
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Diphasia pinastrum (Cuvier, 1830))
To PESI (from synonym Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Diphasia pinaster (Ellis & Solander, 1786))
From editor or global species database
