Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Acies palpebrans Lesson, 1830, Chrysomitra striata Gegenbaur, 1857, Discalia primordialis Haeckel, 1888, Disconalia gastroblasta Haeckel, 1888, Disconalia pectyllis Haeckel, 1888, Disconalia ramifera Haeckel, 1888, Holothuria denudata Forsskål, 1775, Holothuria nuda Gmelin, 1791, Medusa porpita Linnaeus, 1758, Medusa umbella Müller, 1776, Polybrachionia linnaeana Guilding, 1828, Porpita appendiculata Bosc, 1802, Porpita atlantica Lesson, 1826, Porpita chrysocoma Lesson, 1826, Porpita coerulea Eschscholtz, 1825, Porpita forskahli de Haan, 1827, Porpita forskalea Oken, 1815, Porpita fungia Haeckel, 1888, Porpita gigantea Péron & Lesueur, 1807, Porpita glandifera Lamarck, 1816, Porpita globosa Eschscholtz, 1825, Porpita granulata Cranch, 1818, Porpita indica Lamarck, 1801, Porpita kuhlii de Haan, 1827, Porpita lutkeana Brandt, 1835, Porpita mediterranea Eschscholtz, 1829, Porpita moneta Risso, 1827, Porpita pacifica Lesson, 1826, Porpita radiata Bory de St Vincent, 1804, Porpita ramifera Eschscholtz, 1825, Porpita reinwardtii de Haan, 1827, Porpita umbella (Müller, 1776), Porpitella pectanthis Haeckel, 1888, Ratis medusae Lesson, 1830, Porpita pacfica Leeson, 1826 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: East of the Galapagos Islands (Calder et al., 2003).

• Calder, D.R. Mallinson, J.J., Collins, K. & Hickman, C.P. (2003) Additions to the Hydroids (Cnidaria) of the Galapagos, with a List of Species Reported from the Islands. J. Nat. Hist. 37:1173-1218.
• Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.