WoRMS taxon details
Rhacostoma atlanticum L. Agassiz, 1851
156967 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156967)
accepted
Species
Aequorea Groenlandica Péron & Lesueur, 1810 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Polycanna crassa (A. Agassiz, 1865) · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Polycanna groenlandica (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Rhacostoma atlantica Agassiz, 1851 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (spelling variant)
Zygodactyla crassa A. Agassiz, 1865 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1851). [A new naked-eyed medusa... Rhacostoma atlanticum]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 342-343., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870644
page(s): 342 [details]
page(s): 342 [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy
Distribution Bay of Fundy [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Rhacostoma atlanticum L. Agassiz, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156967 on 2024-04-25
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original description
Agassiz, L. (1851). [A new naked-eyed medusa... Rhacostoma atlanticum]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 342-343., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870644
page(s): 342 [details]
original description (of Aequorea Groenlandica Péron & Lesueur, 1810) Péron F. & Lesueur C.A. (1810). Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. <em>Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris.</em> 14: 325-366., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498981
page(s): 339 [details]
original description (of Zygodactyla crassa A. Agassiz, 1865) Agassiz, A. (1865). North American Acalephae. <em>Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 2: 1-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/1837
page(s): 106, Figs 157-158 [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 Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Shih, C.T., 1977. A guide to the Jellyfish of Canadian Atlantic waters. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Natural History Series 5 : 1-190. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 342 [details]
original description (of Aequorea Groenlandica Péron & Lesueur, 1810) Péron F. & Lesueur C.A. (1810). Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. <em>Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris.</em> 14: 325-366., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498981
page(s): 339 [details]
original description (of Zygodactyla crassa A. Agassiz, 1865) Agassiz, A. (1865). North American Acalephae. <em>Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 2: 1-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/1837
page(s): 106, Figs 157-158 [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 Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Shih, C.T., 1977. A guide to the Jellyfish of Canadian Atlantic waters. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Natural History Series 5 : 1-190. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Dimensions umbrella up to 400 mm wide, 3-4 times as wide as high [details]Distribution Bay of Fundy [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Aequorea Groenlandica Péron & Lesueur, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (17 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (17 records)
To ITIS
