Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Leptothecata > Suborder Campanulariida > Superfamily Campanularioidea > Family Campanulariidae > Subfamily Clytiinae > Genus Clytia

Clytia folleata (McCrady, 1859)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Epenthesis McCrady, 1859

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Clytia*	Lamouroux, 1812	accepted genus name
*Epenthesis*	McCrady, 1859	synonym
*Phialidium*	Leuckart, 1856	synonym
*Pseudoclytia*	Mayer, 1900	synonym
*Thaumantias*	Eschscholtz, 1829	synonym

Species group names

*Clytia pentata*	(Mayer, 1900)	synonym
*Phialidium folleatum*	(McCrady, 1859)	synonym
*Phialidium pentata*	(Mayer, 1900)	synonym
*Pseudoclytia pentata*	Mayer, 1900	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms.
additional source	Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre
additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

Genbank

Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Clytia folleata (McCrady, 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:284355