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<small>,</small> although historically it contained more:
- Hippopodius cuspitatus <small>Moser, 1925</small> accepted as Nectopyramis natans <small>(Bigelow, 1911)</small>
- Hippopodius glabrus <small>(Bigelow, 1918)</small> accepted as Vogtia glabra <small>Bigelow, 1918</small>
- Hippopodius gleba <small>Leuckart, 1854</small> accepted as Hippopodius hippopus <small>(ForsskÃÂ¥l, 1776)</small>
- Hippopodius luteus <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1827</small> accepted as Hippopodius hippopus <small>(ForsskÃÂ¥l, 1776)</small>
- Hippopodius mediterraneus <small>Costa, 1836</small> accepted as Hippopodius hippopus <small>(ForsskÃÂ¥l, 1776)</small>
- Hippopodius neapolitanus <small>Kölliker, 1853</small> accepted as Hippopodius hippopus <small>(ForsskÃÂ¥l, 1776)</small>
- Hippopodius pentacanthus <small>(Kölliker, 1853)</small> accepted as Vogtia pentacantha <small>Kölliker, 1853</small>
- Hippopodius serratus <small>Moser, 1915</small> accepted as Vogtia serrata <small>(Moser, 1915)</small>
- Hippopodius spinosus <small>(Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861)</small> accepted as Vogtia spinosa <small>Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861</small>
- Hippopodius ungulatus <small>(Haeckel, 1888)</small> accepted as Hippopodius hippopus <small>(ForsskÃÂ¥l, 1776)</small>
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