Hydrozoa taxon details
Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874
117105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117105)
accepted
Genus
Halecium gorgonoide G.O. Sars, 1874 accepted as Hydrodendron gorgonoide (G.O. Sars, 1874) (type by monotypy)
Diplocyathus Allman, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Hydrodendron (Dendrophiodissa) Hirohito, 1995 · unaccepted
Ophiodes Hincks, 1866 · unaccepted (preoccupied by several other...)
preoccupied by several other names, e. g. Ophiodes Wagler, 1824 [reptiles]
Ophiodissa Stechow, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phylactotheca Stechow, 1913 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scoresbia Watson, 1969 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Hydrodendron alternatum (Fraser, 1938)
- Species Hydrodendron arboreum (Allman, 1888)
- Species Hydrodendron armatum (Stechow, 1924)
- Species Hydrodendron australe (Bale, 1919)
- Species Hydrodendron blackburni (Watson, 1973)
- Species Hydrodendron carchesium (Fraser, 1914)
- Species Hydrodendron chilense Galea & Schories, 2014
- Species Hydrodendron cornucopiae (Millard, 1955)
- Species Hydrodendron corrugatum (Fraser, 1936)
- Species Hydrodendron daidalum (Watson, 1969)
- Species Hydrodendron dichotomum (Allman, 1880)
- Species Hydrodendron expansum (Fraser, 1948)
- Species Hydrodendron gardineri (Jarvis, 1922)
- Species Hydrodendron gorgonoide (G.O. Sars, 1874)
- Species Hydrodendron gracilis (Fraser, 1914)
- Species Hydrodendron laxum (Fraser, 1938)
- Species Hydrodendron leloupi Hirohito, 1983
- Species Hydrodendron mirabile (Hincks, 1866)
- Species Hydrodendron negligens (Fraser, 1938)
- Species Hydrodendron pacificum (Stechow, 1913)
- Species Hydrodendron sibogae (Billard, 1929)
- Species Hydrodendron stechowi Hirohito, 1995
- Species Hydrodendron sympodiformis Millard & Bouillon, 1974
- Species Hydrodendron tottoni Rees & Vervoort, 1987
- Species Hydrodendron violaceum Hirohito, 1995
- Subgenus Hydrodendron (Dendrophiodissa) Hirohito, 1995 accepted as Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874
- Species Hydrodendron (Dendrophiodissa) stechowi Hirohito, 1995 accepted as Hydrodendron stechowi Hirohito, 1995 (subgenera not accepted for Hydrozoa)
- Species Hydrodendron caciniforme (Ritchie, 1907) accepted as Hydrodendron mirabile (Hincks, 1866) (synonym)
- Species Hydrodendron caciniformis (Hincks, 1866) accepted as Hydrodendron caciniforme (Ritchie, 1907) accepted as Hydrodendron mirabile (Hincks, 1866) (spelling error)
- Species Hydrodendron enigmaticum (Millard, 1964) accepted as Hydrodendron gracilis (Fraser, 1914) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hydrodendron parasiticum (Sars, 1874) accepted as Ophinella parasitica (Sars, 1874)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hincks, T. (1874). Notes on Norwegian Hydroida from deep water. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4).</em> 13: 125-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342513
page(s): 132 [details]
page(s): 132 [details]
Taxonomic remark The validity of the taxon as well as its systematic position needs to be confirmed by genetic analyses. Some members could...
Taxonomic remark The validity of the taxon as well as its systematic position needs to be confirmed by genetic analyses. Some members could also belong to the Zygophylacidae [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117105 on 2025-07-04
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2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Hincks, T. (1874). Notes on Norwegian Hydroida from deep water. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4).</em> 13: 125-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342513
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Ophiodissa Stechow, 1919) Stechow E. (1919a). Zur Kenntnis der Hydroidenfauna des Mittelmeeres, Amerikas und anderer Gebiete, nebst Angaben über einige Kirchenpauer'sche Typen von Plumulariden. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 42(1): 1-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27079359
page(s): 41; note: replacement name for Ophiodes Hincks, 1866 [details]
original description (of Diplocyathus Allman, 1888) Allman, G. J. (1888). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II.- The Tubularinae, Corymorphinae, Campanularinae, Sertularinae, and Thalamophora. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 23 (part 70): i-lxix, 1-90, pl. 1-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49519881
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Phylactotheca Stechow, 1913) Stechow E. (1913d). Hydroidpolypen der japanischen Ostküste. II. Teil: Campanularidae, Halecidae, Lafoeidae, Campanulinidae und Sertularidae, nebst Ergänzungen zu den Athecata und Plumularidae. <em>Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> Supplement Band 3: 1-162., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11621
page(s): 155 [details]
original description (of Ophiodes Hincks, 1866) Hincks, T. (1866). On Ophiodes, a new genus of Hydroida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3).</em> 18: 421-423, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15603576
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Scoresbia Watson, 1969) Watson J.E. (1969). Scoresbia, a new hydroid genus from South Australian waters. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 93: 111-116. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Hydrodendron (Dendrophiodissa) Hirohito, 1995) Hirohito, 1995. The hydroids of Sagami Bay. (Part 2. Thecata). Publs Biol. Lab., Imp. Household, Tokyo, 1995 : i-l, 1-244.
page(s): 36 [details]
taxonomy source Choong H., Calder D., Chapman J., Miller J., Geller J., Carlton J. (2018). Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Leptothecata and Limnomedusae) on 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris landing in North America and Hawai‘i, with revisory notes on Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 and a diagnosis of Plumaleciidae, new family. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 13(1): 43-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.05
page(s): 60 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Amaral, F. D.; Ramos, C. A. C.; Leão, Z. M. A. N.; Kikuchi, R. K. P.; Lima, K. K. M.; Longo, L.; Cordeiro, R. T. S.; Lira, S. M. A.; Vasconcelos, S. L. (2009). Checklist and morphometry of benthic cnidarians from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 50, 277-290
page(s): 282 [details]
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Ophiodissa Stechow, 1919) Stechow E. (1919a). Zur Kenntnis der Hydroidenfauna des Mittelmeeres, Amerikas und anderer Gebiete, nebst Angaben über einige Kirchenpauer'sche Typen von Plumulariden. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 42(1): 1-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27079359
page(s): 41; note: replacement name for Ophiodes Hincks, 1866 [details]
original description (of Diplocyathus Allman, 1888) Allman, G. J. (1888). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II.- The Tubularinae, Corymorphinae, Campanularinae, Sertularinae, and Thalamophora. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 23 (part 70): i-lxix, 1-90, pl. 1-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49519881
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Phylactotheca Stechow, 1913) Stechow E. (1913d). Hydroidpolypen der japanischen Ostküste. II. Teil: Campanularidae, Halecidae, Lafoeidae, Campanulinidae und Sertularidae, nebst Ergänzungen zu den Athecata und Plumularidae. <em>Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> Supplement Band 3: 1-162., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11621
page(s): 155 [details]
original description (of Ophiodes Hincks, 1866) Hincks, T. (1866). On Ophiodes, a new genus of Hydroida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3).</em> 18: 421-423, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15603576
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Scoresbia Watson, 1969) Watson J.E. (1969). Scoresbia, a new hydroid genus from South Australian waters. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 93: 111-116. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Hydrodendron (Dendrophiodissa) Hirohito, 1995) Hirohito, 1995. The hydroids of Sagami Bay. (Part 2. Thecata). Publs Biol. Lab., Imp. Household, Tokyo, 1995 : i-l, 1-244.
page(s): 36 [details]
taxonomy source Choong H., Calder D., Chapman J., Miller J., Geller J., Carlton J. (2018). Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Leptothecata and Limnomedusae) on 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris landing in North America and Hawai‘i, with revisory notes on Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 and a diagnosis of Plumaleciidae, new family. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 13(1): 43-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.05
page(s): 60 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Amaral, F. D.; Ramos, C. A. C.; Leão, Z. M. A. N.; Kikuchi, R. K. P.; Lima, K. K. M.; Longo, L.; Cordeiro, R. T. S.; Lira, S. M. A.; Vasconcelos, S. L. (2009). Checklist and morphometry of benthic cnidarians from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 50, 277-290
page(s): 282 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The validity of the taxon as well as its systematic position needs to be confirmed by genetic analyses. Some members could also belong to the Zygophylacidae [details]
