MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Pelagiidae Gegenbaur, 1856

WoRMS taxon details

Pelagiidae Gegenbaur, 1856

AphiaID

135240 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135240)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Semaeostomeae

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Genus Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Genus Mawia Avian, Ramšak, Tirelli, D'Ambra & Malej, 2016
Genus Pelagia Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Genus Sanderia Goette, 1886
Genus Dactylometra Agassiz, 1862 accepted as Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (synonym)
Genus Kuragea Kishinouye, 1902 accepted as Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (synonym)
Genus Neopelagia Kishinouye, 1910 accepted as Sanderia Goette, 1886 (synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gegenbaur, C. (1857). Versuch eines Systems der Medusen, mit Beschreibung neuer oder wenig gekannter Formen; zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Fauna des Mittelmeeres. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. Leipzig 8: 202-273, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13864647
page(s): 210 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2024). World List of Scyphozoa. Pelagiidae Gegenbaur, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135240 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Cornelius, Paul

2019-12-15 13:43:20Z

changed

Morandini, André C.

Licensing

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original description Gegenbaur, C. (1857). Versuch eines Systems der Medusen, mit Beschreibung neuer oder wenig gekannter Formen; zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Fauna des Mittelmeeres. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. Leipzig 8: 202-273, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13864647
page(s): 210 [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]

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Larson R.J. 1986. Pelagic Scyphomedusae (Scyphoza: Coronatae and Semeaostomae) of the Southern Ocean. In Kornicker L.S. (ed) Biology of the Antarctic Seas, XVI. Antarctic Research Series 41, 59-165. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Definitions

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Language	Name
English	Pelagiid	[details]
Japanese	オキクラゲ科	[details]

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