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Cuspidella humilis Hincks, 1866

117406 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117406)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Cnidaria
  4. Medusozoa
  5. Hydrozoa
  6. Hydroidolina
  7. Leptothecata
  8. Campanulinidae
  9. Cuspidella
  10. Cuspidella humilis
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Cuspidella Hincks, 1866
Cuspidella Hincks, 1866
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hincks, T. 1866a. On new British Hydroida. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 18: 296-299., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15603451
page(s): 298 [details] 
Status Indeterminate species, could be the polyp of medusae belonging to several genera. The genus Cuspidella is thus also of...  
Status Indeterminate species, could be the polyp of medusae belonging to several genera. The genus Cuspidella is thus also of little or no use. [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Cuspidella humilis Hincks, 1866. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=117406 on 2026-10-15
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Cuspidella humilis Hincks, 1866. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=117406 on 2026-10-15
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2015-06-30 13:52:07Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter

original description Hincks, T. 1866a. On new British Hydroida. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 18: 296-299., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15603451
page(s): 298 [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details] 

additional source Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy. [details] 

additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

redescription Hincks, Th., 1868. A history of the British hydroid zoophytes.London, John van Voorst. Volume 1 : i-lxviii + 1-338, volume 2: pls 1-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46798707
page(s): 209, pl. 39 fig. 4, in part [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Status Indeterminate species, could be the polyp of medusae belonging to several genera. The genus Cuspidella is thus also of little or no use. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) 
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) 
To ITIS