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Forskalia edwardsii Kölliker, 1853

135501  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135501)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 2-10, pls 1-2 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Messina Strait  
type locality contained in Messina Strait [details]
Distribution cosmopolitan  
Distribution cosmopolitan [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Forskalia edwardsii Kölliker, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135501 on 2025-04-06
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2006-01-20 13:52:22Z
checked
2013-12-20 18:13:10Z
changed
2013-12-27 13:53:10Z
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Nomenclature

original description Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 2-10, pls 1-2 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Forskalia misakiensis Kawamura, 1954) Kawamura, T. (1954). A report on Japanese siphonophores with special references to new and rare species. J. Shigha Prefecture Junior College. A 2 : 99-129.
page(s): 106 [details] 

original description (of Stephanomia prolifera Milne Edwards, 1841) Milne Edwards, H. (1841). Sur la structure et les fonctions de quelques zoophytes, mollusques et crustacés des côtes de la France. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. (2)16: 193-232., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35730650
page(s): 217-229, pl.10 [details] 

original description (of Stephanomia atlantica Fewkes, 1882) Fewkes, J. W. 1882a. Notes on acalephs from the Tortugas, with a description of new genera and species. In: Explorations of the surface fauna of the Gulf Stream, under the auspices of the U.S. Coast Survey, by Alexander Agassiz. - Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College 9: 251-289, pls 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30291381
page(s): 264-266, pl.5 fig.1, pl.6 figs 18-22 [details] 

Taxonomy

redescription Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History. 37: 1281-1327. [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Luo, J.; Grassian, B.; Tang, D.; Irisson, J.; Greer, A.; Guigand, C.; McClatchie, S.; Cowen, R. (2014). Environmental drivers of the fine-scale distribution of a gelatinous zooplankton community across a mesoscale front. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 510: 129-149., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10908 [details] 

ecology source Madin, L.P. (1988). Feeding behaviour of tentaculate predators: in situ observations and a conceptual model. Bulletin of Marine Science. 43(3): 413-429. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Bermuda) Morris, B. F. (1975). The neuston of the Northwest Atlantic . Ph.D. thesis - Dalhousie University. [details] 

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

additional source Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):. 1-541, pls 1-33.
page(s): 737-740 (in part) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History. 37: 1281-1327.
page(s): 1283-1291, figs 1-8 [details] 

additional source Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. Discovery Rep. 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 71-72 txt figs 29-30 [details] 

additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 100-102, figs 52-55, pl.20 figs 1-2 [details] 

additional source Lens, A. D. and van Riemsdijk, T. 1908. The Siphonophora of the “Siboga” Expedition. Siboga Exped. 9: 1-130, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022020
page(s): 65-66, pl.10 figs 82-83 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (2009). Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 395–402. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Keferstein, W., and Ehlers, E. 1861. Beobachtungen über die Siphonophoren von Neapel und Messina. Zoologische Beiträge gesammelt im Winter 1859/60 in Neapel und Messina. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.4760
page(s): 28-29, pl.5 fig.25 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Bedot, M. 1893. Revision de la famille des Forskaliidae. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1, 231-254. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10087960
page(s): 231-254 [details] 

 
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Nontype YPM 35036, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan [details]

Habitat epipelagic [details]
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Japanese オオツクシクラゲ  [details]
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