WoRMS taxon details
Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830)
289378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289378)
accepted
Species
Alatina mordens Gershwin, 2005 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alatina moseri (Mayer, 1906) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830 · unaccepted
Carybdea moseri Mayer, 1906 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tamoya punctata Fewkes, 1883 · unaccepted (synonomized, based on juvenile material)
marine, terrestrial
(of Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830) Reynaud, M. (1830). "La Carybdée (Méduse) Ailée". <em>in: Lesson. R.P. (ed.). Centurie Zoologique, ou Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus.</em> Bruxelles: Chéz F.G. Levrault. p. 95, Plate 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28724614
page(s): 95 [details]
page(s): 95 [details]
Type locality contained in Bonaire part of the Caribbean Sea
type locality contained in Bonaire part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Description Height to 25 cm, width 1/3 to 1/2 of height. Bell thick, translucent, with smooth surface and four long tentacles banded...
Description Height to 25 cm, width 1/3 to 1/2 of height. Bell thick, translucent, with smooth surface and four long tentacles banded pinkish yellow. Four T-shaped rhopalial pits, dull ochre coloured, situated more than 1/4 up from bell edge. Gastric cirri in small groups in stomach corners. Ocelli brownish-black. Strong swimmer, occasionally swarming. Habitat: occasionally inshore. Distribution: pantropical (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Collins, A.G. (2024). World List of Cubozoa. Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289378 on 2024-04-16
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original description
(of Alatina mordens Gershwin, 2005) Gershwin, L. 2005. Carybdea alata auct. and Manokia stiasnyi, reclassification to a new family with description of a new genus and two new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 51: 501–523. [details]
original description (of Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830) Reynaud, M. (1830). "La Carybdée (Méduse) Ailée". <em>in: Lesson. R.P. (ed.). Centurie Zoologique, ou Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus.</em> Bruxelles: Chéz F.G. Levrault. p. 95, Plate 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28724614
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Tamoya punctata Fewkes, 1883) Fewkes, J. W. (1883). On a few medusae from the Bermudas. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 11: 79-90 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo [details]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Lewis C, Bentlage B, Yanagihara A, Gillan W, Van Blerk J, Keil D, Bely AE & AG Collins. 2013. Redescription of Alatina alata (Reynaud 1830) (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) from Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Zootaxa. 3737 (4): 473–487. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3737.4.8 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830) Reynaud, M. (1830). "La Carybdée (Méduse) Ailée". <em>in: Lesson. R.P. (ed.). Centurie Zoologique, ou Choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus.</em> Bruxelles: Chéz F.G. Levrault. p. 95, Plate 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28724614
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Tamoya punctata Fewkes, 1883) Fewkes, J. W. (1883). On a few medusae from the Bermudas. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 11: 79-90 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo [details]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Lewis C, Bentlage B, Yanagihara A, Gillan W, Van Blerk J, Keil D, Bely AE & AG Collins. 2013. Redescription of Alatina alata (Reynaud 1830) (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) from Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Zootaxa. 3737 (4): 473–487. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3737.4.8 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Height to 25 cm, width 1/3 to 1/2 of height. Bell thick, translucent, with smooth surface and four long tentacles banded pinkish yellow. Four T-shaped rhopalial pits, dull ochre coloured, situated more than 1/4 up from bell edge. Gastric cirri in small groups in stomach corners. Ocelli brownish-black. Strong swimmer, occasionally swarming. Habitat: occasionally inshore. Distribution: pantropical (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sea wasp [from synonym]box jelly [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | Carybdée (méduse) ailée [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Seewespe [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | フクロクジュクラゲ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Alatina moseri (Mayer, 1906))
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins)
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins) (from synonym Alatina mordens Gershwin, 2005)
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins) (from synonym Alatina moseri (Mayer, 1906))
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins) (from synonym Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Redescription of Alatina alata from the Dutch Caribbean)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1195809 Alatina alata video 500 m)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (129 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records) (from synonym Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830)
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins)
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins) (from synonym Alatina mordens Gershwin, 2005)
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins) (from synonym Alatina moseri (Mayer, 1906))
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 187 proteins) (from synonym Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Redescription of Alatina alata from the Dutch Caribbean)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1195809 Alatina alata video 500 m)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (129 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records) (from synonym Carybdea alata Reynaud, 1830)
