Euphysa aurata Forbes, 1848
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
- Euphysa aurata Forbes, 1848
- Name authority
- Forbes, 1848
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Anthoathecata
- Family
- Corymorphidae
- Genus
- Euphysa
- 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
- orderAnthoathecata Cornelius, 1992
- suborderAplanulata Collins, Winkelman, Hadrys & Schierwater, 2005
- familyCorymorphidae Allman, 1872
- genusEuphysa Forbes, 1848
- speciesEuphysa aurata Forbes, 1848
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euphysa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euphysa brevia (Uchida, 1947) | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euphysa flammea (Hartlaub, 1902) | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Euphysa intermedia (Schuchert, 1996) | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Euphysa monotentaculata Zamponi, 1983 | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euphysa peregrina (Murbach, 1899) | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euphysa problematica Schuchert, 1996 | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euphysa ruthae Norenburg & Morse, 1983 | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euphysa tentaculata Linko, 1905 | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euphysa tetrabrachia Bigelow, 1904 | CorymorphidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dahlgrenella farcta Miles, 1937 Miles, 1937 | synonym |
| Euphysa arenicola (Salvini-Plawen, 1987) (Salvini-Plawen, 1987) | synonym |
| Trichorhiza brunnea Russell, 1906 Russell, 1906 | synonym |
| Corymorpha annulicornis M. Sars, 1859 M. Sars, 1859 | synonym |
| Corymorpha aurata (Forbes, 1848) (Forbes, 1848) | synonym |
| Euphysa farcta (Miles, 1937) (Miles, 1937) | synonym |
| Euphysa mediterranea Haeckel, 1879 Haeckel, 1879 | synonym |
| Heterostephanus annulicornis (M. Sars, 1859) (M. Sars, 1859) | synonym |
| Meiorhopalon arenicolum von Salvini-Plawen, 1987 von Salvini-Plawen, 1987 | 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.
- Forbes, E. (1848). A monograph of the British naked-eyed Medusæ : with figures of all the species. London, Ray Society, pp. 104, 13 plates. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10032 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:3CSZ3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.