Biology:Agalmatidae

Short description: Family of hydrozoans

Agalmatidae
Marrus orthocanna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Siphonophorae
Suborder:	Physonectae
Family:	Agalmatidae Brandt, 1834

Agalmatidae, or Agalmidae, is a family of siphonophores.

Systematic list

• Genus Agalma Eschscholtz, 1825
  • Agalma clausi Bedot, 1888
  • Agalma elegans (Sars, 1846)
  • Agalma okenii Eschscholtz, 1825
• Genus Athorybia Eschscholtz, 1829
  • Athorybia lucida Biggs, 1978
  • Athorybia rosacea (Forskål, 1775)
• Genus Frillagalma Daniel, 1966
  • Frillagalma vityazi Daniel, 1966
• Genus Halistemma Huxley, 1859
  • Halistemma cupulifera Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908
  • Halistemma foliacea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Halistemma maculatum Pugh & Baxter, 2014
  • Halistemma rubrum (Vogt, 1852)
  • Halistemma striata Totton, 1965
  • Halistemma transliratum Pugh & Youngbluth, 1988
• Genus Lychnagalma Haeckel, 1888
  • Lychnagalma utricularia (Claus, 1879)
• Genus Marrus Totton, 1954
  • Marrus antarcticus Totton, 1954
  • Marrus claudanielis Dunn, Pugh & Haddock, 2005
  • Marrus orthocanna (Kramp, 1942)
  • Marrus orthocannoides Totton, 1954
• Genus Melophysa Haeckel, 1888
  • Melophysa melo (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
• Genus Nanomia A. Agassiz, 1865
  • Nanomia bijuga (Delle Chiaje, 1844)
  • Nanomia cara Agassiz, 1865
• Genus Rudjakovia Margulis, 1982
  • Rudjakovia plicata Margulis, 1982

Former genera

• Agalmopsis Sars, 1846 accepted as Agalma Eschscholtz, 1825
• Lynchagalma accepted as Lychnagalma Haeckel, 1888
• Moseria Totton, 1965 accepted as Resomia Pugh, 2006

Nomen dubium

The following names of uncertain status have been placed in the family.

• Paragalma Margulis, 1976
• Stepanyantsia

References

• Mapstone, G. (2011). Agalmatidae. In: Schuchert, P. World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species on 2011-09-08

Wikidata ☰ Q2007702 entry