WoRMS taxon details
Amphisbetia L. Agassiz, 1862
117226 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117226)
accepted
Genus
Sertularia operculata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Amphisbetia operculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Nemella Stechow, 1921 · unaccepted (invalid junior homonym of Nemella...)
invalid junior homonym of Nemella Cobb, 1920 [Nematoda]
- Species Amphisbetia avia Watson, 1975
- Species Amphisbetia bicuspidata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Amphisbetia bidens (Bale, 1884)
- Species Amphisbetia bispinosa (Gray, 1843)
- Species Amphisbetia brevis Stechow, 1923
- Species Amphisbetia distans (Lamouroux, 1816)
- Species Amphisbetia elegans (Kirchenpauer, 1884)
- Species Amphisbetia episcopus (Allman, 1876)
- Species Amphisbetia fasciculata (Kirchenpauer, 1864)
- Species Amphisbetia furcata (Trask, 1857)
- Species Amphisbetia geminata (Bale, 1884)
- Species Amphisbetia greenei (Murray, 1860)
- Species Amphisbetia grossedentata (Kirchenpauer, 1864)
- Species Amphisbetia heteromorpha (Allman, 1885)
- Species Amphisbetia irregularis (Von Lendenfeld, 1885)
- Species Amphisbetia maplestonei (Bale, 1884)
- Species Amphisbetia mccallumi (Bartlett, 1907)
- Species Amphisbetia megalocarpa (Allman, 1885)
- Species Amphisbetia minima (Thompson, 1879)
- Species Amphisbetia minuscula (Bale, 1919)
- Species Amphisbetia minuta (Bale, 1882)
- Species Amphisbetia norte El Beshbeeshy, 2011
- Species Amphisbetia olseni Watson, 1973
- Species Amphisbetia operculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Amphisbetia pulchella (Thompson, 1879)
- Species Amphisbetia ramifera Watson, 2019
- Species Amphisbetia ramosissima (Allman, 1885)
- Species Amphisbetia recta (Bale, 1882)
- Species Amphisbetia rectitheca (Ritchie, 1907)
- Species Amphisbetia trispinosa (Coughtrey, 1875)
- Species Amphisbetia trochocarpa (Allman, 1885)
- Species Amphisbetia clarkii (Mereshkovsky, 1878) accepted as Sertularella clarkii Mereschkowsky, 1878 (synonym)
- Species Amphisbetia pacifica Stechow, 1931 accepted as Amphisbetia furcata (Trask, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Amphisbetia pulchella (D'Orbigny, 1842) accepted as Amphisbetia operculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Amphisbetia simplex (Lendenfeld, 1885) (unaccepted > interim unpublished, unavailable name)
- Species Amphisbetia unguiculata (Busk, 1852) accepted as Sertularia unguiculata Busk, 1852 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Amphisbetia L. Agassiz, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117226 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829 [details]
original description (of Nemella Stechow, 1921) Stechow, E. (1921a). Neue Ergebnisse auf dem Gebiete der Hydroidenforschung II. <em>Münchener medizinischen Wochenschrift.</em> 1921: 30.
page(s): 30 [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]
original description (of Nemella Stechow, 1921) Stechow, E. (1921a). Neue Ergebnisse auf dem Gebiete der Hydroidenforschung II. <em>Münchener medizinischen Wochenschrift.</em> 1921: 30.
page(s): 30 [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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Watson J.E. (2019). Bathyal and abyssal hydroids (Hydrozoa, Leptothecata) from southeastern Australia. <em>Memoirs of Museum Victoria.</em> 78: 65-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2019.78.04 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメウミカビ属 | [details] |
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