Species Obelia dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Obelia australis Von Lendenfeld, R. 1885. The Australian Hydromedusae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 9: 206-634, pls 6-8, 12-17 [604, 920, pl. 43, figs 19-22].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Vervoort, W. & Watson, J.E. 2003. Marine Fauna of New Zealand. Leptothecata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) (Thecate Hydroids). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 119: 1-538 [425]
Generic Combinations
- Obelia dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan or near-cosmopolitan.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Distribution References
- Gorman, N. 1988. Planktonic Cnidaria and Ctenophora of Moreton Bay. Zoology. Brisbane : University of Queensland 82 pp.
- Hodgson, M.M. 1950. A revision of the Tasmanian Hydroida. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1949: 1-65
- Pennycuik, P.R. 1959. Faunistic records from Queensland. Part V. Marine and brackish water hydroids. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 1: 141- 210, pls 1-6
- Preker, M. & Lawn, I.D. 2010. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Leptolida) from Moreton Bay, Queensland, and adjacent regions: a preliminary survey. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3): 109-149 [137]
- Von Lendenfeld, R. 1887. Descriptive catalogue of the medusae of the Australian Seas. Part 2. Hydromedusae. Sydney : Charles Potter, Government Printer pp. 1-49.
- Watson, J.E. 1994. Shallow water hydroids from eastern Bass Strait. Victorian Naturalist 111: 65-69
- Watson, J.E. 1999. Review of hydroids introduced to Victorian waters. pp. 88-107 in Hewitt, C.L., Campbell, M.L., Thresher, R.E. & Martin, R.B. (eds) Marine Biological Invasions of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. CRIMP Technical Report Number 20.
General References
Vervoort, W. & Watson, J.E. 2003. Marine Fauna of New Zealand. Leptothecata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) (Thecate Hydroids). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 119: 1-538 [425]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Jul-2011 | (import) |