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

Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Monophyes Claus, 1873 synonym

Children

Sphaeronectes bougisi Carré, 1968
Sphaeronectes fragilis Carré, 1968
Sphaeronectes gamulini Carré, 1968
Sphaeronectes irregularis (Claus, 1873)
Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: フウリンクラゲ属

Literature

original description

Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50.

redescription

Pugh, P. R. 2009. A review of the family Sphaeronectidae (class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophora), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 2147: 1-48.

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Sphaeronectes Huxley, 1859. 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:135381

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2015-04-17 by Peter Schuchert

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