Diphasia

Diphasia
Diphasia alata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Sertulariidae
Genus:
Agassiz, 1862
Synonyms
  • Diphasiella Stechow, 1921
  • Diphasis Agassiz, 1862
  • Nigellastrum Oken, 1815

Diphasia is a genus of hydrozoans belonging to the family Sertulariidae.[1]

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Diphasia:[2]

  • Diphasia africana Gil & Ramil, 2017
  • Diphasia alata (Hincks, 1855)
  • Diphasia alternata Galea, 2019
  • Diphasia anaramosae Gil & Ramil, 2017
  • Diphasia attenuata (Hincks, 1866)
  • Diphasia cauloatheca Billard, 1920
  • Diphasia corniculata (Murray, 1860)
  • Diphasia cristata Billard, 1920
  • Diphasia delagei Billard, 1912
  • Diphasia densa (Stechow, 1923)
  • Diphasia digitalis (Busk, 1852)
  • Diphasia dubia Hargitt, 1927
  • Diphasia fallax (Johnston, 1847)
  • Diphasia heurteli Billard, 1924
  • Diphasia inornata Nutting, 1927
  • Diphasia leonisae Gil & Ramil, 2017
  • Diphasia margareta (Hassall, 1841)
  • Diphasia minuta Billard, 1920
  • Diphasia mutulata (Busk, 1852)
  • Diphasia nigra (Pallas, 1766)
  • Diphasia nuttingi Stechow, 1913
  • Diphasia orientalis Billard, 1920
  • Diphasia paarmani Nutting, 1904
  • Diphasia palmata Nutting, 1905
  • Diphasia robusta Fraser, 1941
  • Diphasia rosacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Diphasia saharica Gil & Ramil, 2017
  • Diphasia scalariformis Kirkpatrick, 1890
  • Diphasia subcarinata (Busk, 1852)
  • Diphasia tetraglochina Billard, 1907
  • Diphasia thornelyi Ritchie, 1909
  • Diphasia tropica Nutting, 1904
  • Diphasia varians Jarvis, 1922

References

  1. ^ a b "Diphasia Agassiz, 1862". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diphasia Agassiz, 1862". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-06-30.