Hebella scandens (Bale, 1888)
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
- Hebella scandens (Bale, 1888)
- Name authority
- (Bale, 1888)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Leptothecata
- Family
- Hebellidae
- Genus
- Hebella
- 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
- familyHebellidae Fraser, 1912
- genusHebella Allman, 1888
- speciesHebella scandens (Bale, 1888)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hebella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hebella contorta Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890 | HebellidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hebella furax Millard, 1957 | HebellidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hebella laterocaudata Billard, 1942 | HebellidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hebella muscensis Millard & Bouillon, 1975 | HebellidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hebella striata Allman, 1888 | HebellidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hebellopsis scandens (Bale, 1888) (Bale, 1888) | synonym |
| Lictorella scandens (Bale, 1888) (Bale, 1888) | synonym |
| Hebella eximia Fraser, 1944 Fraser, 1944 | synonym |
| Hebella sinuosa Vannucci, 1949 Vannucci, 1949 | synonym |
| Hebella urceolata Millard, 1964 Millard, 1964 | synonym |
| Hebella spiralis Nutting, 1927 Nutting, 1927 | synonym |
| Lafoea cylindrica von Lendenfeld, 1885 von Lendenfeld, 1885 | synonym |
| Lafoea scandens Bale, 1888 Bale, 1888 | 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=117699 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:3JXJG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.