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Willsia
Forbes, 1846
AphiaID
720120
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:720120)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Cnidaria
Medusozoa
Hydrozoa
Hydroidolina
Anthoathecata
Filifera
Proboscidactylidae
Willsia
Status
unaccepted >
junior subjective synonym
Accepted name
Proboscidactyla
Brandt, 1835
Rank
Genus
Type taxon
Proboscidactyla stellata
(Forbes, 1846)
(type by monotypy)
Parent
Proboscidactylidae Hand & Hendrickson, 1950
Original name
Willsia
Forbes, 1846
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Willsia stellata
Forbes, 1846
accepted as
Proboscidactyla stellata
(Forbes, 1846)
(basionym)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Forbes, E., 1846. On the pulmograde medusae of the British seas. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 18 : 284-287.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19556#302
page(s): 286
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database.
Willsia
Forbes, 1846. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=720120 on 2026-08-14
Regional species database citation
NARMS (2026).
Willsia
Forbes, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=720120 on 2026-08-14
Taxonomic edit history
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2013-02-28 11:56:04Z
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Schuchert, Peter
2024-06-26 12:25:13Z
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original description
Forbes, E., 1846. On the pulmograde medusae of the British seas. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 18 : 284-287.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19556#302
page(s): 286
[details]