Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Anthoathecata > Suborder Filifera > Family Oceaniidae

Turritopsis McCrady, 1857

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Turritopsis dorhnii (Weissmann, 1883)
Turritopsis nutricula McCrady, 1857

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 112-120
additional source	Boero, Ferdinando
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. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296
redescription	Schuchert, P., 2004. Revision of the European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): families Oceanidae and Pachycordylidae. Rev. Suisse Zool. 111 2: 315-369.
status source	Calder, D.R., L.D. Stephens & A.E. Sanders, 1992. Comments on the date of publication of John McCrady's hydrozoan paper Gymnopthalmata of Charleston Harbor. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 49 4: 287-289.

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Citation

Schuchert, P. (2014). Turritopsis McCrady, 1857. In: Schuchert, P. (2014) World Hydrozoa database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117056