Proboscidactyla

Proboscidactyla
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Proboscidactylidae
Genus:
Brandt, 1835

Proboscidactyla is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata.[1]

It was first described by Johann Friedrich von Brandt in 1835.[2][3]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMs:[1]

  • Proboscidactyla abyssicola Uchida, 1948
  • Proboscidactyla circumsabella Hand, 1954
  • Proboscidactyla flavicirrata Brandt, 1835
  • Proboscidactyla gemmifera (Fewkes, 1882)
  • Proboscidactyla menoni Pagès, Bouillon & Gili, 1991
  • Proboscidactyla mutabilis (Browne, 1902)
  • Proboscidactyla occidentalis (Fewkes, 1889)
  • Proboscidactyla ornata (McCrady, 1859)
  • Proboscidactyla stellata (Forbes, 1846)
  • Proboscidactyla trifurcata Xu, Huang & Guo, 2019
  • Proboscidactyla tropica Browne, 1905

References

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Proboscidactyla Brandt, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. ^ "Genus Proboscidactyla Brandt, 1835". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. ^ Brandt, J.F. 1835. Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum. Fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. Petropoli : Sumptibus Academiae. [228]