MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Stygiomedusa Russell, 1959

WoRMS taxon details

Stygiomedusa Russell, 1959

AphiaID

135268 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135268)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Stygiomedusinae Russell & Rees, 1960

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Species Stygiomedusa gigantea (Browne, 1910)
Species Stygiomedusa fabulosa Russell, 1959 accepted as Stygiomedusa gigantea (Browne, 1910) (synonym)
Species Stygiomedusa stauchi Repelin, 1967 accepted as Stygiomedusa gigantea (Browne, 1910) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Russell, F. S. (1959). A viviparous deep-sea jellyfish. Nature. 184: 1527-1529.
page(s): 1529 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2024). World List of Scyphozoa. Stygiomedusa Russell, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135268 on 2024-11-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Cornelius, Paul

2013-04-04 01:07:13Z

changed

Lindsay, Dhugal

2019-12-16 00:13:05Z

changed

Morandini, André C.

Licensing

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original description Russell, F. S. (1959). A viviparous deep-sea jellyfish. Nature. 184: 1527-1529.
page(s): 1529 [details]

basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]

ecology source Benfield, M. C.; Graham, W. M. (2010). In situ observations of Stygiomedusa gigantea in the Gulf of Mexico with a review of its global distribution and habitat. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. 90(06): 1079-1093., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410000536 [details]

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Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	ダイオウクラゲ属	[details]

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