Porpita prunella

Porpita prunella
Porpita prunella, from Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Porpitidae
Genus: Porpita
Species:
P. prunella
Binomial name
Porpita prunella
(Haeckel, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Porpalia prunella Haeckel, 1888
  • Porpema prunella (Haeckel, 1888)
  • Discalia medusina Haeckel, 1888

Porpita prunella is a marine species of hydrozoan organisms within the family Porpitidae. It consists of colonies of zooids. Very little is known about this species, as there have been no confirmed sightings since its discovery in 1801 and naming by Haeckel in 1888. Being in the chondrophore group, it is likely that its behaviour is similar to the other species of the genera in the family. However there are also serious doubts as to its very existence as a separate species and may in fact be a synonym for Porpita porpita instead.[2]

  1. ^ WoRMS (2018). Schuchert P (ed.). "Porpita prunella (Haeckel, 1888)". World Hydrozoa database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2008). Schuchert P (ed.). "Porpema Haeckel, 1888". World Hydrozoa database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-05-09.