WoRMS taxon details
Porpita prunella (Haeckel, 1888)
736839 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:736839)
accepted
Species
Discalia medusina Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (possible synonym)
Porpalia prunella Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Porpema prunella (Haeckel, 1888) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Porpalia prunella Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 58 [details]
page(s): 58 [details]
Type locality contained in Tropical Northwestern Pacific
type locality contained in Tropical Northwestern Pacific [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status Validity unclear, perhaps a synonym of Porpita porpita.
Status Validity unclear, perhaps a synonym of Porpita porpita. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Porpita prunella (Haeckel, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736839 on 2025-03-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Porpalia prunella Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 58 [details]
original description (of Discalia medusina Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 46, pl. 49, fig. 1-6 [details]
page(s): 58 [details]
original description (of Discalia medusina Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 46, pl. 49, fig. 1-6 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status Validity unclear, perhaps a synonym of Porpita porpita. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Porpalia prunella Haeckel, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porpema prunella (Haeckel, 1888))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records) (from synonym Porpalia prunella Haeckel, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porpema prunella (Haeckel, 1888))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records) (from synonym Porpalia prunella Haeckel, 1888)
