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

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

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.