MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Bimeria Wright, 1859

Deep-Sea taxon details

Bimeria Wright, 1859

Leloup (1952, fig. 58)

AphiaID

117014 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117014)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Bougainvilliidae Lütken, 1850

Original name

Bimeria Wright, 1859

Direct children (3)

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Species Bimeria arborea Browne, 1907 accepted as Garveia arborea (Browne, 1907) (basionym)
Species Bimeria biscayana Browne, 1907 accepted as Amphinema biscayana (Browne, 1907) (basionym)
Species Bimeria nutans (Wright, 1859) accepted as Garveia nutans Wright, 1859 (incorrect genus)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Wright, T.S. (1859). Observations on British zoophytes. The Edinburgh new philosophical journal. 10:105-114, plates 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25486569
page(s): 109 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Bimeria Wright, 1859. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117014 on 2024-11-26

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Bimeria Wright, 1859. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117014 on 2024-11-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-06 06:55:51Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-08-27 06:27:04Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

2012-01-27 06:58:23Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2017-10-26 09:31:54Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Wright, T.S. (1859). Observations on British zoophytes. The Edinburgh new philosophical journal. 10:105-114, plates 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25486569
page(s): 109 [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]

additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (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. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

redescription Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 114: 195-396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41281106
page(s): 247 [details]

Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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Diagnosis Colonies stolonal or erect, with perisarc enveloping hydranth and extending as a sheath over proximal ends of tentacles. Hydranth ovoid to vasiform; hypostome dome-shaped; tentacles in single whorl or in two close whorls. Gonophores fixed sporosacs on hydrorhiza and branches. [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	スズヒドラ属	[details]

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bimeria)
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From editor or global species database

Leloup (1952, fig. 58)

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