Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Anthoathecata > Suborder Capitata > Superfamily Moerisioidea > Family Moerisiidae > Genus Odessia

Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Thaumantias Eschscholtz, 1829

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Odessia*	Paspalew, 1937	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Moerisia maeotica*	(Ostroumoff, 1896)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Ukrainian: Меризія азовська

Literature

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
redescription	Schuchert, P. (2010). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 2. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 117: 337-555.

Genbank

Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117764

Dr. Wim Vervoort. Odessia maeotica (Ostroumoff, 1896). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/95623961-ed4b-4f76-a9dd-4367823f8e4e