Species under Ectopleura
n= 16
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ectopleura americana
Peterson, 1990
Western Atlantic
Ectopleura apicisacciformis
Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura crocea
(Agassiz, 1862)
Pink-mouth hydroid Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean 15
Ectopleura dumortierii
(Van Beneden, 1844)
Flower hydroid Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean 0.3
Ectopleura gemmifera
Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura grandis
Fraser, 1944
Western Atlantic
Ectopleura larynx
(Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Ringed tubularia Pacific Ocean, Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean 5
Ectopleura latitaeniata
Xu & Zhang, 1978
Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura marina
(Torrey, 1902)
Solitary pink-mouth hydroid Eastern Pacific
Ectopleura mayeri
Petersen, 1990
Western Central Atlantic
Ectopleura media
Fraser, 1948
Southeast Pacific
Ectopleura minerva
Mayer, 1900
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Atlantic 0.25
Ectopleura pacifica
Thornely, 1900
Western Atlantic
Ectopleura sacculifera
Kramp, 1957
Eastern Central Pacific 0.3
Ectopleura xiamenensis
Zhang & Lin, 1984
Northwest Pacific
Ectopleura xuxuanii
Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
Northwest Pacific
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