Dynamena quadridentata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
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
- Dynamena quadridentata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Name authority
- (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Leptothecata
- Family
- Sertulariidae
- Genus
- Dynamena
- 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
- orderLeptothecata Cornelius, 1992
- superfamilySertularioidea Lamouroux, 1812
- familySertulariidae Lamouroux, 1812
- genusDynamena Lamouroux, 1812
- speciesDynamena quadridentata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dynamena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamena anceps (Fraser, 1938) | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dynamena bilamellata Watson, 2000 | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dynamena bimorpha Galea, 2015 | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dynamena crisioides Lamouroux, 1824 | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dynamena dalmasi (Versluys, 1899) | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dynamena decipiens (Levinsen, 1913) | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dynamena dispar (Fraser, 1938) | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dynamena japonica Stechow, 1920 | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dynamena nanshaensis Tang, 1991 | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dynamena ogasawarana Hirohito, 1974 | SertulariidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pasya elongata Stechow in Stechow & Müller, 1923 Stechow in Stechow & Müller, 1923 | synonym |
| Dynamena gibbosa Billard, 1925 Billard, 1925 | synonym |
| Dynamena thankasseriensis Mammen, 1965 Mammen, 1965 | synonym |
| Hydra quiternana Bosc, 1797 Bosc, 1797 | synonym |
| Sertularia quadridentata Ellis & Solander, 1786 Ellis & Solander, 1786 | synonym |
| Pasya quadridentata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (Ellis & Solander, 1786) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117889 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:3863K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.