Gymnangium ascidioides (Bale, 1882)
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
- Gymnangium ascidioides (Bale, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Bale, 1882)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Leptothecata
- Family
- Aglaopheniidae
- Genus
- Gymnangium
- 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
- superfamilyPlumularioidea McCrady, 1859
- familyAglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890
- genusGymnangium Hincks, 1874
- speciesGymnangium ascidioides (Bale, 1882)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnangium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnangium africanum (Millard, 1958) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium australimage Watson, 2005 | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium expansum (Jäderholm, 1903) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium ferlusi (Billard, 1901) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium ishikawai (Stechow, 1908) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium millardae Ronowicz, 2017 | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| yellow feathersGymnangium montagui (Billard, 1912) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium prolifer (Bale, 1882) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium sibogae (Billard, 1913) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gymnangium sinuosum (Fraser, 1925) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium tenuirostre (Nutting, 1927) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gymnangium tubuliferum (Bale, 1914) | AglaopheniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aglaophenia ascidioides Bale, 1882 Bale, 1882 | 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=284115 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:3HP7T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.