Proboscidactyla

Proboscidactyla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Anthoathecata
Family:	Proboscidactylidae
Genus:	Proboscidactyla ; Brandt, 1835

Last updated June 06, 2025

Proboscidactyla is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata.^[1]

It was first described by Johann Friedrich von Brandt in 1835.^[2]^[3]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMs:^[1]

Proboscidactyla abyssicola Uchida, 1948
Proboscidactyla circumsabella Hand, 1954
Proboscidactyla flavicirrata Brandt, 1835
Proboscidactyla gemmifera (Fewkes, 1882)
Proboscidactyla menoni Pagès, Bouillon & Gili, 1991
Proboscidactyla mutabilis (Browne, 1902)
Proboscidactyla occidentalis (Fewkes, 1889)
Proboscidactyla ornata (McCrady, 1859)
Proboscidactyla stellata (Forbes, 1846)
Proboscidactyla trifurcata Xu, Huang & Guo, 2019
Proboscidactyla tropica Browne, 1905

References

1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Proboscidactyla Brandt, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
↑ "Genus Proboscidactyla Brandt, 1835". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
↑ Brandt, J.F. 1835. Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum. Fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. Petropoli : Sumptibus Academiae. [228]

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Proboscidactyla Brandt, 1835". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.

[AFD-2] "Genus Proboscidactyla Brandt, 1835". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-06-05.

[Brandt1835-3] Brandt, J.F. 1835. Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum. Fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. Petropoli : Sumptibus Academiae. [228]

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