WoRMS taxon details
Kirchenpaueria halecioides (Alder, 1859)
117673 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117673)
accepted
Species
Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859 · unaccepted (basionym)
Plumularia inermis Nutting, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Plumularia irregularis Millard, 1958 · unaccepted (synonym and invalid junior...)
synonym and invalid junior homonym of Plumularia irregularis Fraser, 1948
Plumularia tenuis Schneider, 1898 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ventromma halecioides (Alder, 1859) · unaccepted
Ventromma irregularis (Millard, 1958) · unaccepted (synonym and invalid basionym)
marine, terrestrial
(of Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859) Alder J. (1859). Descriptions of three new species of Sertularian Zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History (3).</em> 3: 353-356, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2317946 [details]
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan
Taxonomic remark
The correct genus for this species is diputed, some authors prefer Ventromma.
However, when considering all known...
Distribution semi-cosmopolitan [details]
Taxonomic remark
The correct genus for this species is diputed, some authors prefer Ventromma.
However, when considering all known...
Taxonomic remark
The correct genus for this species is diputed, some authors prefer Ventromma.
However, when considering all known Kirchenpaueria species, there is no morphological gap between Kirchenpaueria and Ventromma, the latter falls within the variation of the former. [details]
The correct genus for this species is diputed, some authors prefer Ventromma.
However, when considering all known Kirchenpaueria species, there is no morphological gap between Kirchenpaueria and Ventromma, the latter falls within the variation of the former. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Kirchenpaueria halecioides (Alder, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117673 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859) Alder J. (1859). Descriptions of three new species of Sertularian Zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History (3).</em> 3: 353-356, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2317946 [details]
original description (of Plumularia inermis Nutting, 1900) Nutting, C. C. 1900. American Hydroids. Part I The Plumularidae. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Special Bulletin 4: 1-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1051509
page(s): 62, pl. 5 figs 1, 2, 2a [details]
original description (of Plumularia tenuis Schneider, 1898) Schneider, K. C. (1898). Hydropolypen von Rovigno, nebst Übersicht über das System der Hydropolypen im Allgemeinen. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere.</em> 10: 472-555., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9962633
page(s): 485 [details]
original description (of Plumularia irregularis Millard, 1958) Millard, N. A. H. 1958. Hydrozoa from the coasts of Natal and Portuguese East Africa. Part I. Calyptoblastea. - Annales of the South African Museum 44: 165-226., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40863035
page(s): 210, fig. 13A-C [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 Plumularia inermis Nutting, 1900) Nutting, C. C. 1900. American Hydroids. Part I The Plumularidae. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Special Bulletin 4: 1-285., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1051509
page(s): 62, pl. 5 figs 1, 2, 2a [details]
original description (of Plumularia tenuis Schneider, 1898) Schneider, K. C. (1898). Hydropolypen von Rovigno, nebst Übersicht über das System der Hydropolypen im Allgemeinen. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere.</em> 10: 472-555., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9962633
page(s): 485 [details]
original description (of Plumularia irregularis Millard, 1958) Millard, N. A. H. 1958. Hydrozoa from the coasts of Natal and Portuguese East Africa. Part I. Calyptoblastea. - Annales of the South African Museum 44: 165-226., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40863035
page(s): 210, fig. 13A-C [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)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]





Nontype MHNG INVE29766, geounit Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type MHNG INVE29766, geounit French Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology colonial, fixed sporosacs [details]Distribution semi-cosmopolitan [details]
Taxonomic remark
The correct genus for this species is diputed, some authors prefer Ventromma.
However, when considering all known Kirchenpaueria species, there is no morphological gap between Kirchenpaueria and Ventromma, the latter falls within the variation of the former. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Plumularia inermis Nutting, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ventromma halecioides (Alder, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications) (from synonym Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kirchenpaueria halecioides)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859)
To PESI (from synonym Ventromma halecioides (Alder, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Ventromma halecioides (Alder, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Plumularia inermis Nutting, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ventromma halecioides (Alder, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications) (from synonym Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kirchenpaueria halecioides)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Plumularia halecioides Alder, 1859)
To PESI (from synonym Ventromma halecioides (Alder, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Ventromma halecioides (Alder, 1859))