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Pegantha Haeckel, 1879

Pegantha clara (Narcomedusae, Solmarisidae)

AphiaID

117238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117238)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Pegantha martagon Haeckel, 1879 (type by subsequent designation)

Typetaxon of

Peganthidae Haeckel, 1879

Parent

Solmarisidae Haeckel, 1879

Original name

Pegantha Haeckel, 1879

Synonymised names

Eurystoma Kölliker, 1853 · unaccepted (invalid homonym of Eurystoma...)

invalid homonym of Eurystoma Rafinesque, 1818 and others

Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978 · unaccepted (synonym)

Peganta · unaccepted (misspelling)

Pegantha (Peganthella) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted

Pegantha (Peganthissa) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted

Pegasia Péron & Lesueur, 1810 · unaccepted (not in use)

Polycolpa Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)

Polyxenia Eschscholtz, 1829 · uncertain > nomen dubium (not in use)

Solmoneta Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (27)

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Species Pegantha clara R.P. Bigelow, 1909
Species Pegantha laevis H.B. Bigelow, 1909
Species Pegantha martagon Haeckel, 1879
Species Pegantha polystriata (Xu & Zhang, 1978)
Species Pegantha rubiginosa (Kölliker, 1853)
Species Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879
Subgenus Pegantha (Peganthella) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha Haeckel, 1879
Subgenus Pegantha (Peganthissa) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha Haeckel, 1879
Species Pegantha biloba Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
Species Pegantha dactyletra Maas, 1893 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
Species Pegantha lunulata (Haeckel, 1879) accepted as Pegantha clara R.P. Bigelow, 1909 (possible synonym)
Species Pegantha pantheon Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
Species Pegantha quadriloba Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
Species Pegantha simplex Bigelow, 1904 accepted as Pegantha martagon Haeckel, 1879 (synonym)
Species Pegantha smaragdina H.B. Bigelow, 1909 accepted as Pegantha clara R.P. Bigelow, 1909 (synonym)
Species Pegantha aureola (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha cyanostylis (Eschscholtz, 1829) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha dodecagona (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha forskalii (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha godeffroyi (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha magnifica Haeckel, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha mollicina (Forsskål, 1775) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha punctata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha sieboldii (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha weberi (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha zonaria (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Pegantha zonorchis (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Pegantha Haeckel, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117238 on 2024-11-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-27 07:06:07Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2011-03-14 06:34:33Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

2016-11-17 07:11:53Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2019-08-14 13:47:56Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

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original description Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]

original description (of Eurystoma Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A., 1853. Bericht über einige im Herbste 1852 in Messina angestellte vergleichend-anatomische Untersuchungen. In: Gegenbaur, Kölliker & Müller, 1853. Z. wiss. Zool. 4 3-4: 298-370., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14275422
page(s): 322 [details]

original description (of Pegantha (Peganthella) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]

original description (of Pegantha (Peganthissa) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]

original description (of Polyxenia Eschscholtz, 1829) Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047 [details]

original description (of Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978) Xu Z.Z., Zhang J.B. (1978). On the Hydromedusae, Siphonophores and Scyphomedusae from the coast of the east Guangdong province and south Fujian province, China. Journal of Xiamen University (Natural Science). 4: 19-64.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Pegasia Péron & Lesueur, 1810) Péron F. & Lesueur C.A. (1810). Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris. 14: 325-366., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498981
page(s): 340 [details]

original description (of Solmoneta Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 353 [details]

original description (of Polycolpa Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 327 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, 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. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]