Hormiphora

Hormiphora
Hormiphora californiensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Family: Cydippidae
Genus:
Louis Agassiz, 1860
Synonyms[1]
  • Janira Oken, 1815

Hormiphora is a genus of comb jellies of the family Cydippidae. The genus was erected by Louis Agassiz in 1860.[1]

Nearly two dozen species are recognized:[1]

  • Hormiphora australis (Benham, 1907)
  • Hormiphora californensis (Torrey, 1904)
  • Hormiphora cilensis (Ghigi, 1909)
  • Hormiphora cucumis (Mertens, 1833)
  • Hormiphora elliptica (Eschscholtz, 1829)
  • Hormiphora foliosa Haeckel, 1904
  • Hormiphora hormiphora (Gegenbaur, 1856)
  • Hormiphora luminosa Dawydoff, 1946
  • Hormiphora ochracea (A. Agassiz & Mayer, 1902)
  • Hormiphora octoptera (Mertens, 1833)
  • Hormiphora palmata Chun, 1898
  • Hormiphora piriformis Ghigi, 1909
  • Hormiphora polytrocha Dawydoff, 1946
  • Hormiphora punctata Moser, 1909
  • Hormiphora sibogae Moser, 1903
  • Hormiphora spatulata Chun, 1898

References

  1. ^ a b c WoRMS. "Hormiphora L. Agassiz, 1860". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 December 2024.