Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Siphonophorae > Suborder Physonectae > Family Forskaliidae > Genus Forskalia

Forskalia formosa Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ForskaliaKölliker, 1853accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: ツクシクラゲ

Literature

original description

Keferstein, W., and Ehlers, E. (1860). Auszug aus den Beobachtungen über die Siphonophoren von Neapel und Messina angestellt in Winter 1859-60. Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen. No. 23: 254-262.

additional source

Daniel, R. (1985). The fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Coelenterata: Hydrozoa, Siphonophora. Zoological Survey of India Publication. Calcutta, India.

additional source

Dunn, C. W., & Wagner, G. P. 2006. The evolution of colony-level development in the Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Development Genes and Evolution 216: 743-754.

additional source

Keferstein, W., and Ehlers, E. 1861. Beobachtungen über die Siphonophoren von Neapel und Messina. Zoologische Beiträge gesammelt im Winter 1859/60 in Neapel und Messina. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.

additional source

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

redescription

Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History. 37: 1281-1327.

ecology source

Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History. 37: 1281-1327.

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Forskalia formosa Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860. 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:135502

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2013-12-27 by Peter Schuchert

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