Galapagos Species Database

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Sphaerocoryne agassizii (McCrady, 1859)

Hydroides, Hydroids

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Hydrozoa

Order
Anthoathecata

Suborder
Capitata

Family
Sphaerocorynidae

Genus
Sphaerocoryne

Species
agassizii

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Corynitis agassizii McCrady, 1859, Dipurella clavata Hargitt, 1902, Linvillea agassizii (McCrady, 1859), Syncoryne linvillei Hargitt, 1904 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras and Galapagos Islands in Wolf I (Calder et al., 2003; Horton et al., 2021).

References

  • 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.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Sphaerocoryne agassizii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19378. Accessed 4 November 2026.