Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117791 on 2026-03-23
accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Recherches sur la faune littorale de Belgique : polypes
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Wright, T.S., 1857. Observations on British Zoophytes. In: Edinb. New phil. J. 6 : 79-90.
Gleanings of natural history, gathered on the coast of Scotland during a voyage in 1821
Fleming, J., 1823. Gleanings of natural history, gathered on the coast of Scotland during a voyage in 1821. Edinb. Phil. J. 8 : 294-303.
A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates
Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates.
Observations on British Protozoa and zoophytes
Wright, T. S. (1861). Observations on British Protozoa and zoophytes. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. 3(8): 120-135.
Perigonimus Jonesii; a hydroid supposed to be new, from Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island
Osborn, H.L. & C.W. Hargitt, 1894. Perigonimus Jonesii; a hydroid supposed to be new, from Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. Am. Nat. 28 325: 27-34.
Wright, T.S., 1858. Observations on British zoophytes. Proc. R. phys. Soc. Edinb. 1 : 253-258; 263-267; 338-342; 447-455.
Notes on the Hydroida. I. On the structure of Corymorpha nutans. II. Diagnoses of new species of Tubularidae obtained, during the autumn of 1862, on the coasts of Shetland and Devonshire
Allman, G. J. (1863). Notes on the Hydroida. I. On the structure of Corymorpha nutans. II. Diagnoses of new species of Tubularidae obtained, during the autumn of 1862, on the coasts of Shetland and Devonshire. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3)11: 1-12.
Notes on the Hydroida. I. Note, supplemental and corrective, to a Synopsis of the genera and species of Tubularian and Campanularian Hydroids, published in the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History' for May 1864, p. 350. II. The medusa of Zanclea implexa, Alder
Allman, G.J., 1864d. Notes on the Hydroida. I. Note, supplemental and corrective, to a Synopsis of the genera and species of Tubularian and Campanularian Hydroids, published in the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History' for May 1864, p. 350. II. The medusa of Zanclea implexa, Alder. Annals and Magazine of natural History (3) 14: 57-64.
Beschreibung neuer Craspedoter Medusen aus dem Golfe von Nizza
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A monograph of the gymnoblastic or tubularian hydroids / by George James Allman
Allman, G.J., 1871. A monograph of the gymnoblastic or tubularian hydroids. I. The Hydroida in general: : i-xxiv + 1-450.
Notes on the Hydroida and Polyzoa. In: Survey of fishing grounds, west coast of Ireland 1890-91
Duerden, J.E., 1895. Notes on the Hydroida and Polyzoa. In: Survey of fishing grounds, west coast of Ireland 1890-91. Scient. Proc. R. Dublin Soc., n. ser. 8 4: 325-336.
Notes on some Hydromedusae from the Bay of Naples
Hargitt C.W. (1904b). Notes on some Hydromedusae from the Bay of Naples. Mitteilungen der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 16(4): 553-585, pls 21-22.
Die Hydroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903
Vanhöffen, E. (1910). Die Hydroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar Expedition. 2(4): 269-340.
Studies on Chinese Hydrozoa, I. On some Hydromedusae from the Chekiang coast. Studies on Chinese Hydrozoa, II. Report on some common hydroids from the East Saddle Island
Ling, S.-W. 1937. Studies on Chinese Hydrozoa, I. On some Hydromedusae from the Chekiang coast. Studies on Chinese Hydrozoa, II. Report on some common hydroids from the East Saddle Island. Peking Natural History Bulletin 11: 351-365.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
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Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp.
The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean
Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. Bolm Inst. Oceanogr. 39(1): 25-60.
Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296
Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans.
Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. :59-101.
Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years
Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist. 11, 261-324.
Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico
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.
Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico
Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre
[Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
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Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2
Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 114: 195-396.
Leuckartiara octona medusa, Bay of Villefranche, Mediterranean, 25.04.2016
Leuckartiara octona medusa, ca 8 mm, from Kristineberg, Sweden
Note: for more details see http://www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.896290
Distribution for Dinema slabberi Van Beneden, 1867 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Dinema slabberi Van Beneden, 1867 - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Dinema slabberi Van Beneden, 1867 - East North Atlantic
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - British Isles
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Wimereux
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Cobscook Bay
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Gulf of St. Lawrence
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - North Pacific
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Leuckartiara octona (Fleming, 1823) - North East Pacific
Distribution for Eudendrium pusillum Wright, 1857 - Villefranche-Sur-Mer
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Westende
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Wenduine Bank
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Wenduine
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Wandelaar
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Raversijde
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Stroombank
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Middelkerke Bank
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Middelkerke
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Mariakerke
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - De Haan
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Bredene
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Zeebrugge
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Oostende
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Lombardsijde
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Nieuwpoort
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Perigonimus repens (Wright, 1858) - North Sea
Distribution for Perigonimus Jonesii Osborn & Hargitt, 1894 - Long Island Sound (bay)
Distribution for Oceania turrita Forbes, 1848: - Shetland Islands
Distribution for Eudendrium sessile Wright, 1857 - Firth of Forth
Distribution for Perigonimus vestitus Allman, 1864 - Firth of Forth
Distribution for Oceania gaedii Van Beneden, 1867 - Belgian part of the North Sea
Distribution for Perigonimus gelatinosus Duerden, 1895 - Dingle bay
Distribution for Perigonimus napolitanus Hargitt, 1904 - Bay of Naples
Distribution for Perigonimus vestitus f. radicans Vanhöffen, 1910 - Simon's Town
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 13551
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 1337
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 19494
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Life stage polyp
Specification Context: Life stage larva
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous