CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Cnidaria (phylum) » Hydrozoa (class) » Anthoathecata (order) » Porpitidae (family)

CAAB Code:	11 107901 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Porpita spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category:	11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies
Family:	11 107 Porpitidae (by-the-wind-sailors) - show full list
Common Name:	[a by-the-wind-sailor]
Organism Type:	a by-the-wind-sailor
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Marine unspecified
Parent Codes:	11 107000 Porpitidae
Child Codes:	11 107001 Porpita porpita

Taxon Notes:

This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c58e4c05-4dbb-43a7-a3ab-71c6f9c0c302 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

Scientific Name verified against:	Schuchert, P., 2010. The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 2., Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 117(3): 337-555.

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