WoRMS taxon details
Stygiomedusa gigantea (Browne, 1910)
135311 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135311)
accepted
Species
Diplulmaris gigantea Browne, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Stygiomedusa fabulosa Russell, 1959 · unaccepted (synonym)
Stygiomedusa stauchi Repelin, 1967 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Diplulmaris gigantea Browne, 1910) Browne, E. T. 1910. Coelenterata V. Medusae. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904. Natural History 5: 1-62 , pls 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17270042
page(s): 56-57 [details]
page(s): 56-57 [details]
Type locality contained in Adare, Cape
type locality contained in Adare, Cape [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2024). World List of Scyphozoa. Stygiomedusa gigantea (Browne, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135311 on 2024-04-23
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original description
(of Stygiomedusa fabulosa Russell, 1959) Russell, F. S. (1959). A viviparous deep-sea jellyfish. <em>Nature.</em> 184: 1527-1529.
page(s): 1527-1529 [details]
original description (of Stygiomedusa stauchi Repelin, 1967) Repelin, R. (1967). Stygiomedusa stauchi n.sp. Scyphoméduse géante des profondeurs. <em>Cahiers Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mér, Série Océanographie.</em> 5: 23-28.
page(s): 24-27 [details]
original description (of Diplulmaris gigantea Browne, 1910) Browne, E. T. 1910. Coelenterata V. Medusae. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904. Natural History 5: 1-62 , pls 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17270042
page(s): 56-57 [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 Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
page(s): 422-425 [details]
additional source Moore, D. M.; Flink, A. E.; Prendergast, E.; Gilbert, A. (2023). Personal submersibles offer novel ecological research access to Antarctic waters: an example, with observations of the rarely encountered scyphozoan Stygiomedusa gigantea. <em>Polar Research.</em> 42., available online at https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8873/15289 [details]
new combination reference Larson R.J. 1986. Pelagic Scyphomedusae (Scyphoza: Coronatae and Semeaostomae) of the Southern Ocean. In Kornicker L.S. (ed) Biology of the Antarctic Seas, XVI. Antarctic Research Series 41, 59-165.
page(s): 115, 119; note: moved to genus Stygiomedusa as Stygiomedusa gigantea [details]
page(s): 1527-1529 [details]
original description (of Stygiomedusa stauchi Repelin, 1967) Repelin, R. (1967). Stygiomedusa stauchi n.sp. Scyphoméduse géante des profondeurs. <em>Cahiers Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mér, Série Océanographie.</em> 5: 23-28.
page(s): 24-27 [details]
original description (of Diplulmaris gigantea Browne, 1910) Browne, E. T. 1910. Coelenterata V. Medusae. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904. Natural History 5: 1-62 , pls 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17270042
page(s): 56-57 [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 Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
page(s): 422-425 [details]
additional source Moore, D. M.; Flink, A. E.; Prendergast, E.; Gilbert, A. (2023). Personal submersibles offer novel ecological research access to Antarctic waters: an example, with observations of the rarely encountered scyphozoan Stygiomedusa gigantea. <em>Polar Research.</em> 42., available online at https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8873/15289 [details]
new combination reference Larson R.J. 1986. Pelagic Scyphomedusae (Scyphoza: Coronatae and Semeaostomae) of the Southern Ocean. In Kornicker L.S. (ed) Biology of the Antarctic Seas, XVI. Antarctic Research Series 41, 59-165.
page(s): 115, 119; note: moved to genus Stygiomedusa as Stygiomedusa gigantea [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Diplulmaris gigantea Browne, 1910) BM NHM 1901.12.28.2, geounit Adare, Cape [details]
From other sources
Habitat deep sea, near bottom [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ダイオウクラゲ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Stygiomedusa stauchi Repelin, 1967)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stygiomedusa fabulosa Russell, 1959)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (7 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stygiomedusa fabulosa Russell, 1959)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (7 records)
To ITIS
