WoRMS taxon details
Lafoea benthophila Ritchie, 1909
231622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231622)
accepted
Species
Lafoea gracillima var. benthophila Ritchie, 1909 · unaccepted (accepted as full species)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Lafoea gracillima var. benthophila Ritchie, 1909) Ritchie, J., 1909. Supplementary reports on the hydroids of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Trans. R. Soc. Edinb. 47 1: 65-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32076781
page(s): 76, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 76, fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Scotia Sea
type locality contained in Scotia Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Lafoea benthophila Ritchie, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231622 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lafoea gracillima var. benthophila Ritchie, 1909) Ritchie, J., 1909. Supplementary reports on the hydroids of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Trans. R. Soc. Edinb. 47 1: 65-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32076781
page(s): 76, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record RAMS Hydrozoa checklist from Dr. Álvaro L. Peña Cantero (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 76, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record RAMS Hydrozoa checklist from Dr. Álvaro L. Peña Cantero (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Millard, N.A.H. (1975). Monograph on the Hydroida of southern Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 68: 1-513., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40921697
page(s): 185, fig. 61G; note: record South Africa [details]
page(s): 185, fig. 61G; note: record South Africa [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Biology colonial [details]
