MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Orchistoma Haeckel, 1879

ERMS taxon details

Orchistoma Haeckel, 1879

Orchistoma pileus, size 15 mm, Gulf Stream off Florida

AphiaID

117176 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117176)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Orchistomatidae Bouillon, 1984

Parent

Orchistomatidae Bouillon, 1984

Original name

Orchistoma Haeckel, 1879

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Species Orchistoma pileus (Lesson, 1843)
Species Orchistoma agariciforme Keller, 1884 accepted as Orchistoma pileus (Lesson, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 138 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P. (2021). World Hydrozoa Database. Orchistoma Haeckel, 1879. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117176 on 2025-11-12

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Orchistoma Haeckel, 1879. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117176 on 2025-11-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2011-03-11 07:10:22Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

2016-03-11 07:17:01Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 138 [details]

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 (look up in RoR) [details]

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