Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Siphonophorae > Suborder Calycophorae > Family Prayidae > Subfamily Prayinae > Genus Desmophyes

Desmophyes villafrancae (Carré, 1969)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Desmophyes*	Haeckel, 1888	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Rosacea villafrancae*	Carré, 1969	basionym
*Rosacea villafrancae*	Carré, 1969	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Mapstone, G. M. 2001. Siphonophora, 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. 120-122
new combination reference	Pugh, P. R., and Harbison, G. R. 1987. Three new species of prayine siphonophore (Calycophorae, Prayidae) collected by a submersible, with notes on related species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 41 (1): 68-91.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

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GBIF

Citation

Schuchert, P.; Mapstone, G. (2014). Desmophyes villafrancae (Carré, 1969). In: Schuchert, P. (2014) World Hydrozoa database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135458