Gattya

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Gattya
Gattya humilis with Doto coronata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Halopterididae
Genus: Gattya
Allman, 1885

Gattya is a genus of hydroids in the family Halopterididae.[1]

The genus name of Gattya is in honour of Margaret Gatty (née Scott, 1809–1873), who was an English children's author and writer on marine biology.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by William Henry Harvey in Trans. Roy. Irish Acad. Vol. 22 (Edition 5, Sci.) on page 555 in 1855.

Species[edit]

The following species are classed in the genus Gattya:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gattya Allman, 1885". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.