MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Forskalia Kölliker, 1853

ERMS taxon details

Forskalia Kölliker, 1853

Forskalia edwardsii probably (see below)

AphiaID

135396 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135396)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Forskalia edwardsii Kölliker, 1853 (type by monotypy)

Type taxon of

Forskaliidae Haeckel, 1888

Parent

Forskaliidae Haeckel, 1888

Original name

Forskalia Kölliker, 1853

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Species Forskalia asymmetrica Pugh, 2003
Species Forskalia contorta (Milne Edwards, 1841)
Species Forskalia edwardsii Kölliker, 1853
Species Forskalia formosa Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860
Species Forskalia tholoides Haeckel, 1888
Species Forskalia cuneata Chun, 1888 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Forskalia leuckarti Bedot, 1893 accepted as Forskalia contorta (Milne Edwards, 1841)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 2 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Forskalia Kölliker, 1853. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135396 on 2026-04-28

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Forskalia Kölliker, 1853. Accessed at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135396 on 2026-04-28

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Mapstone, Gill

2006-01-27 08:54:21Z

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Mapstone, Gill

2014-01-02 11:02:58Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2017-10-09 13:52:58Z

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Schuchert, Peter

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original description Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 2 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (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. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. 1-868.
page(s): 97 [details]

additional source Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History. 37: 1281-1327., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930110120638
page(s): 1283 [details]

additional source Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. Discovery Rep. 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 70 [details]

additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 97 [details]