MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Forskalia asymmetrica Pugh, 2003

WoRMS taxon details

Forskalia asymmetrica Pugh, 2003

AphiaID

196540 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196540)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Forskalia Kölliker, 1853

Original name

Forskalia asymmetrica Pugh, 2003

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History. 37: 1281-1327.
page(s): 1313, figs 33-39 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Alboran Sea

type locality contained in Alboran Sea [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution 13 specimens from JSL I: 8 from Bahamas, 3 from Alboran Sea, med, 4 from canyons off Woods Hole

Distribution 13 specimens from JSL I: 8 from Bahamas, 3 from Alboran Sea, med, 4 from canyons off Woods Hole [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Forskalia asymmetrica Pugh, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196540 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-01-20 13:52:22Z

created

Mapstone, Gill

2013-12-28 18:42:12Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description Pugh, P. R. (2003). A revision of the family Forskaliidae (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Journal of Natural History. 37: 1281-1327.
page(s): 1313, figs 33-39 [details]

Ecology

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

Other

context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]

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

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]