Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Siphonophorae > Suborder Calycophorae > Family Diphyidae > Subfamily Diphyinae > Genus Chelophyes

Chelophyes contorta (Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ChelophyesTotton, 1932accepted genus name

Species group names

Diphyes contorta Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908 synonym

Literature

additional source

Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. 1-868.

additional source

Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

ecology source

Pagès, F. & Gili, J.M. (1992). Siphonophores (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) of the Benguela Current (southeastern Atlantic). In: F. Pagès; J.-M. Gili & J. Bouillon, eds, Planktonic Cnidarians of the Benguela Current. Scientia Marina. 56 suppl. 1: 65-112.

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Chelophyes contorta (Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908). 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:196554

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2013-12-27 by Peter Schuchert

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