Diphyes dispar Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diphyes dispar Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
- Name authority
- Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Siphonophorae
- Family
- Diphyidae
- Genus
- Diphyes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classHydrozoa Owen, 1843
- subclassHydroidolina Collins, 2000
- orderSiphonophorae Eschscholtz, 1829
- suborderCalycophorae Leuckart, 1854
- familyDiphyidae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
- subfamilyDiphyinae Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
- genusDiphyes Cuvier, 1817
- speciesDiphyes dispar Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diphyes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diphyes bojani (Eschscholtz, 1825) | DiphyidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diphyes campanulifera Eschscholtz, 1829 Eschscholtz, 1829 | synonym |
| Diphyopsis campanulifera (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Eschscholtz, 1829) | synonym |
| Ersaea angustata Agassiz & Mayer, 1902 Agassiz & Mayer, 1902 | synonym |
| Ersaea campanulifera (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Eschscholtz, 1829) | synonym |
| Ersaea dispar (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) | synonym |
| Ersaea gaimardi Eschscholtz, 1829 Eschscholtz, 1829 | synonym |
| Doramasia picta Chun, 1888 Chun, 1888 | synonym |
| Eudoxia lessonii Eschscholtz, 1829 Eschscholtz, 1829 | synonym |
| Diphyes boryi Blainville, 1830 Blainville, 1830 | synonym |
| Diphyopsis compressa Haeckel, 1888 Haeckel, 1888 | synonym |
| Diphyopsis dispar (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) | synonym |
| Ersaea compressa Haeckel, 1888 Haeckel, 1888 | synonym |
| Ersaea lessonii (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Eschscholtz, 1829) | synonym |
| Diphyopsis anomala Lens & Van Riemsdijk, 1908 Lens & Van Riemsdijk, 1908 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chamisso, Adelbertus De & Eysenhardt, Carolus Guilelmus. (1821). De animalibus quibusdam e classe vermium Linneana, in circumnavigatione Terrae, auspicante Comite N. Romanoff, duce Ottone di Kotzebue, annis 1815-1818 peracta, observatis. Fasciculus secundus, reliquos vermes continens. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Cesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae, 10: 33. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36G45. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.