WoRMS name details

Proboscidactyla brooksi (Mayer, 1910)

285323  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:285323)

 unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Willia brooksi Mayer, 1910 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Willia brooksi Mayer, 1910) Mayer, A. G. 1910. Medusae of the world. Hydromedusae, Vols. I & II. Scyphomedusae, Vol III. Carnegie Institution, Washington. pp. 735, plates 1-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1327020
page(s): 194, fig. 101C-F [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Status Kramp 1959: 178, probably P. stellata. Already Mayer (1910) thought it could be conspecific.  
Status Kramp 1959: 178, probably P. stellata. Already Mayer (1910) thought it could be conspecific. [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Proboscidactyla brooksi (Mayer, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=285323 on 2024-04-24
Date
action
by
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
2011-07-29 08:29:36Z
changed
2017-11-26 19:40:54Z
changed

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original description  (of Willia brooksi Mayer, 1910) Mayer, A. G. 1910. Medusae of the world. Hydromedusae, Vols. I & II. Scyphomedusae, Vol III. Carnegie Institution, Washington. pp. 735, plates 1-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1327020
page(s): 194, fig. 101C-F [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS[details]   

source of synonymy Kramp, P. L. 1959a. The Hydromedusae of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters. Dana Report 46: 1-283.
page(s): 178 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Status Kramp 1959: 178, probably P. stellata. Already Mayer (1910) thought it could be conspecific. [details]

From other sources
Biology colonial, commensal on sabellid polychaetes, free medusae [details]