Hippopodius
Hippopodius is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Hippopodiidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
This genus now contains only a single species, Hippopodius hippopus, although historically it contained more:
- Hippopodius cuspitatus Moser, 1925 accepted as Nectopyramis natans
- Hippopodius glabrus accepted as Vogtia glabra Bigelow, 1918
- Hippopodius gleba Leuckart, 1854 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus
- Hippopodius luteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus
- Hippopodius mediterraneus Costa, 1836 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus
- Hippopodius neapolitanus Kölliker, 1853 accepted as Hippopodius hippopus
- Hippopodius pentacanthus accepted as Vogtia pentacantha Kölliker, 1853
- Hippopodius serratus Moser, 1915 accepted as Vogtia serrata
- Hippopodius spinosus accepted as Vogtia spinosa Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861
- Hippopodius ungulatus accepted as ''Hippopodius hippopus''