Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Siphonophorae

Calycophorae Leuckart, 1854

Rank: Suborder
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Abylidae L. Agassiz, 1862
Clausophyidae Bigelow, 1913
Diphyidae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
Hippopodiidae Kölliker, 1853
Prayidae Kölliker, 1853
Sphaeronectidae Huxley, 1859

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: 鐘泳亜目

Literature

original description

Leuckart R. (1854). Zur nähern Kenntniss der Siphonophoren von Nizza. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 20(1): 249- 377, pl. 11- 13.

additional source

Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Calycophorae. 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:135333

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2010-01-06 by Peter Schuchert

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