WoRMS taxon details
Ectopleura L. Agassiz, 1862
117254 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117254)
accepted
Genus
Acharadria Wright, 1863 · unaccepted (synonym)
Parypha Agassiz, 1860 · unaccepted (not in use)
Pinauay Marques & Migotto, 2001 · unaccepted (junior synonym of Vorticlava (and...)
junior synonym of Vorticlava (and others)
Thamnocnidia Agassiz, 1860 · unaccepted (not in use)
Vorticlava Alder, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Ectopleura americana Peterson, 1990
- Species Ectopleura antarctica (Billard, 1914) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Ectopleura apicisacciformis Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
- Species Ectopleura atentaculata Xu & Huang, 2006
- Species Ectopleura attenoides (Coughtrey, 1876)
- Species Ectopleura betheris (Warren, 1908)
- Species Ectopleura crassocanalis Huang, Xu & Guo, 2011
- Species Ectopleura crocea (Agassiz, 1862)
- Species Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844)
- Species Ectopleura elongata Lin, Xu, Huang & Wang, 2010
- Species Ectopleura exxonia (Watson, 1978)
- Species Ectopleura gemmifera Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
- Species Ectopleura grandis Fraser, 1944
- Species Ectopleura guangdongensis Xu, Huang & Chen, 1991
- Species Ectopleura indica Petersen, 1990
- Species Ectopleura integra (Fraser, 1938)
- Species Ectopleura japonica (Hirohito, 1988)
- Species Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Species Ectopleura latitaeniata Xu & Zhang, 1978
- Species Ectopleura marina (Torrey, 1902)
- Species Ectopleura mayeri Petersen, 1990
- Species Ectopleura media Fraser, 1948
- Species Ectopleura minerva Mayer, 1900
- Species Ectopleura multicirrata Schuchert, 1996
- Species Ectopleura nanhaiensis Huang, Xu & Guo, 2015
- Species Ectopleura obypa Migotto & Marques, 1999
- Species Ectopleura radiata (Uchida, 1937)
- Species Ectopleura sacculifera Kramp, 1957
- Species Ectopleura triangularis Lin, Xu, Huang & Wang, 2010
- Species Ectopleura venusta (Yamada, 1950)
- Species Ectopleura viridis (Pictet, 1893)
- Species Ectopleura wrighti Petersen, 1979
- Species Ectopleura xiamenensis Zhang & Lin, 1984
- Species Ectopleura xuxuanii Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
- Species Ectopleura bethae (Warren, 1908) accepted as Ectopleura betheris (Warren, 1908) (spelling error)
- Species Ectopleura brevinema Xu, Chen & Wang, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, does not meet the provisions of the ICZN)
- Species Ectopleura dongshanensis Xu, Chen & Chang, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name, does not meet the provisions of the ICZN)
- Species Ectopleura ochracea Agassiz, 1862 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (synonym)
- Species Ectopleura octogona Thiel, 1938 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (synonym)
- Species Ectopleura pacifica Thornely, 1900 accepted as Ectopleura viridis (Pictet, 1893) (synonym)
- Species Ectopleura petalina (Margulis, 1989) accepted as Corymorpha petalina (Margulis, 1989) accepted as Rhabdoon singulare Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861
- Species Ectopleura prolifera Hargitt, 1908 accepted as Ectopleura prolifica Hargitt, 1908 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, spelling error)
- Species Ectopleura prolifica Hargitt, 1908 accepted as Ectopleura dumortierii (Van Beneden, 1844) (possible synonym)
- Species Ectopleura ralphi (Bale, 1884) accepted as Ectopleura crocea (Agassiz, 1862) (synonym)
- Species Ectopleura warreni (Ewer, 1953) accepted as Ectopleura crocea (Agassiz, 1862) (synonym)
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
page(s): 342 [details]
page(s): 342 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Ectopleura L. Agassiz, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117254 on 2025-07-18
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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
page(s): 342 [details]
original description (of Pinauay Marques & Migotto, 2001) Marques, A.C., Migotto A.E., 2001. Cladistic analysis and new classification of the family Tubulariidae (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia Sao Paulo 41 25: 465-488.
page(s): 479 [details]
original description (of Acharadria Wright, 1863) Wright, T. S. 1863b. Observations on British Zoophytes. - Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh 2: 91, 216-221, 250-253, 270-286, 314-318, 349-352, 378-381, 439-442, plates 9-12, 13-15, 17, 22.., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47722202 [details]
original description (of Vorticlava Alder, 1856) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2).</em> 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304 [details]
original description (of Thamnocnidia Agassiz, 1860) Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 46 [details]
original description (of Parypha Agassiz, 1860) Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 46 [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]
page(s): 342 [details]
original description (of Pinauay Marques & Migotto, 2001) Marques, A.C., Migotto A.E., 2001. Cladistic analysis and new classification of the family Tubulariidae (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia Sao Paulo 41 25: 465-488.
page(s): 479 [details]
original description (of Acharadria Wright, 1863) Wright, T. S. 1863b. Observations on British Zoophytes. - Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh 2: 91, 216-221, 250-253, 270-286, 314-318, 349-352, 378-381, 439-442, plates 9-12, 13-15, 17, 22.., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47722202 [details]
original description (of Vorticlava Alder, 1856) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2).</em> 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304 [details]
original description (of Thamnocnidia Agassiz, 1860) Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 46 [details]
original description (of Parypha Agassiz, 1860) Agassiz, L. (1860). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 3 :1-301., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063102
page(s): 46 [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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
page(s): 47 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 47 [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 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]
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]
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| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ソトエリクラゲ属 | [details] |
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ectopleura)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095664)
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