Hippopodius Explained

Hippopodius is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Hippopodiidae.^[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

This genus now contains only a single species, Hippopodius hippopus, although historically it contained more:^[2]

• Hippopodius cuspitatus Moser, 1925 accepted as Nectopyramis natans (Bigelow, 1911)
• Hippopodius glabrus (Bigelow, 1918) accepted as Vogtia glabra Bigelow, 1918
• Hippopodius gleba Leuckart, 1854 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus (Forsskål, 1776)
• Hippopodius luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus (Forsskål, 1776)
• Hippopodius mediterraneus Costa, 1836 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus (Forsskål, 1776)
• Hippopodius neapolitanus Kölliker, 1853 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus (Forsskål, 1776)
• Hippopodius pentacanthus (Kölliker, 1853) accepted as Vogtia pentacantha Kölliker, 1853
• Hippopodius serratus Moser, 1915 accepted as Vogtia serrata (Moser, 1915)
• Hippopodius spinosus (Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861) accepted as Vogtia spinosa Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861
• Hippopodius ungulatus (Haeckel, 1888) accepted as Hippopodius hippopus (Forsskål, 1776)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hippopodius Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 . www.gbif.org . 10 May 2021 . en.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hippopodius Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 . www.marinespecies.org . 10 May 2021.