WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Chitina ericopsis Carter, 1873) Carter, H.J. (1873). Transformation of an entire shell into chitinous structure by the Polype <i>Hydractinia</i>, with short descriptions of the Polypidoms of five other species. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> (4) 11: 1-15, plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25120950 page(s): 13 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record
Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V.; Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription
Schuchert P. (1996). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Athecate hydroids and their medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 106 : 1-159. page(s): 139, Fig. 84a-g [details]
Nontype MHNG INVE29593, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MHNG, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology The gonophores can be released as free swimming medusoids (unpublished observations P. Schuchert). [details]
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