''Gattya'' is a
genus
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of
hydroids in the
family
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Halopterididae
Halopterididae is a family of hydrozoans.
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following genera belong to the family Halopterididae:
*'' Anarthroclada'' Naumov, 1955
*'' Antennella'' Allman, 1877
*'' Antennellopsis'' Jäderhol ...
.
The genus name of ''Gattya'' is in honour of
Margaret Gatty
Margaret Gatty ( Scott; 3 June 1809 – 4 October 1873) was an English children's author and writer on marine biology. In some writings she argues against Charles Darwin's ''Origin of Species''. She became a popular writer of tales for young pe ...
(née Scott, 1809–1873), who was an English children's author and writer on marine biology.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
William Henry Harvey in Trans. Roy. Irish Acad. Vol. 22 (Edition 5, Sci.) on page 555 in 1855.
Species
The following
species
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are classed in the genus Gattya:
*''
Gattya aglaopheniaformis''
(Mulder & Trebilcock, 1909)
*''
Gattya balei''
(Bartlett, 1907)
*''
Gattya conspecta''
(Billard, 1907)
*''
Gattya heurteli''
(Billard, 1907)
*''
Gattya humilis''
Allman, 1885
*''
Gattya multithecata''
(Jarvis, 1922)
*''
Gattya trebilcocki''
Watson, 1973
*''
Gattya tropicalis''
Millard Millard may refer to:
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* Millard, Missouri, a village
* Millard, Omaha, Nebraska, a former suburb and present-day neighborhood of Omaha
* Millard Creek, Pennsylvania
* Millard County, Utah
* Millard, Virginia, an ...
& Bouillon, 1973
*''
Gattya wimleni''
Gravier-Bonnet, 1998
References
Halopterididae
Hydrozoan genera
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