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Distichopora

Hydrozoa - Stylasterina

Taxonomy
Distichopora is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Distichoporinae.

It was assigned to Distichoporinae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Stylasterina by Veron (2000) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Distichopora Bayer et al. p. F100
2000Distichopora Veron p. 402
2002Distichopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
RankNameAuthor
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
orderStylasterina
genusDistichopora

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Distichopora nitida Verrill 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available