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Melophysa melo (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)

135499  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135499)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Medusozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hydrozoa (Class)
  6. Hydroidolina (Subclass)
  7. Siphonophorae (Order)
  8. Physonectae (Suborder)
  9. Agalmatidae (Family)
  10. Melophysa (Genus)
  11. Melophysa melo (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Rhizophysa melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) Quoy, J.R.C. & J.P. Gaimard. (1824-1826). Zoologie. <em>In: L. de Freycinet (ed.), Voyage au tour du monde fait par ordre du roi, sur les corvettes de S. M: l'Uranie et la Physicienne pendant les années 1817 à 1820.</em> iv + 712 pp. [pp. 1-328, 1824; 329-616, 1825; 617-664, 1826]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871044
page(s): 180 pl.5c figs 1-9 [details] 
Distribution mainly (sub)tropical  
Distribution mainly (sub)tropical [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Melophysa melo (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135499 on 2024-11-21
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Mapstone, Gill
2006-01-20 13:52:22Z
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Mapstone, Gill
2006-01-25 10:21:29Z
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Mapstone, Gill
2012-11-16 16:08:04Z
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Mapstone, Gill
2023-08-12 14:35:25Z
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Schuchert, Peter

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original description (of Rhizophysa melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) Quoy, J.R.C. & J.P. Gaimard. (1824-1826). Zoologie. <em>In: L. de Freycinet (ed.), Voyage au tour du monde fait par ordre du roi, sur les corvettes de S. M: l'Uranie et la Physicienne pendant les années 1817 à 1820.</em> iv + 712 pp. [pp. 1-328, 1824; 329-616, 1825; 617-664, 1826]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871044
page(s): 180 pl.5c figs 1-9 [details] 

additional source Pugh, P. R. 2006. The taxonomic status of the genus Moseria (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Zootaxa 26: 1-42.
page(s): 41 [details] 

additional source Bigelow, H. B. 1931. Siphonophorae from the Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition. Zoologica (N. Y.) 8 (11): 525-592, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51020936#page/571/mode/1up [details] 

additional source Chun, C. (1897). Die Siphonophoren der Plankton-Expedition. Band II. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> 1-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2108844
page(s): 49, pl.4 [details] 

additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.
page(s): 484 fig. 3.18 [details] 

additional source Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 41 figs 7-9 [details] 

ecology source Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1827). Observations zoologiques faites à bord de l'Astrolabe, en mai 1826, dans le Détroit de Gibraltar. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 10: 5-21, 172-193, 225-239; pls 1-2, 4-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6008318 [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Biology rare [details]

Distribution mainly (sub)tropical [details]

Habitat epi-mesopelagic [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Rhizophysa melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) 
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To PESI (from synonym Rhizophysa melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
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