Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Trachylinae > Order Trachymedusae > Family Ptychogastriidae

Ptychogastria Allman, 1878

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pectanthis*	Haeckel, 1879	synonym

Children

Ptychogastria asteroides (Haeckel, 1879)
Ptychogastria polaris Allman, 1878

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: ソコクラゲ属

Literature

original description	Allman, G.J., 1878. Hydrozoa. In: G.S. Nares, Narrative of a voyage to the Polar sea during 1875-76, in H.M.S. Alert and Discovery. With notes on the natural history, edited by H.W. Feilden: 2 : 290-292.
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	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

Genbank

Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Ptychogastria Allman, 1878. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117209

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Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

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2016-04-05 by Peter Schuchert

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