WoRMS taxon details
Bassia bassensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
135404 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135404)
accepted
Species
Abyla bassensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) · unaccepted
Abyla perforata Gegenbaur, 1859 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bassia obeliscus Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted
Bassia quadrilatera Blainville, 1830 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Bassia tetragona Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Calpe bassensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) · unaccepted
Diphyes bassensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted (basionym)
Parasphenoides amboinensis Bedot, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sphenoides australis Huxley, 1859 · unaccepted
Sphenoides obeliscus Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted
Sphenoides perforata (Gegenbaur, 1859) · unaccepted
Sphenoides tetragona Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Diphyes bassensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339
page(s): 91, pl. 4 figs 18-20 [details]
page(s): 91, pl. 4 figs 18-20 [details]
Distribution Bouillon et al 2004
Distribution cosmopolitan, temperate
Distribution Bouillon et al 2004 [details]
Distribution cosmopolitan, temperate
Distribution cosmopolitan, temperate [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Bassia bassensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135404 on 2024-08-16
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original description
(of Diphyes bassensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339
page(s): 91, pl. 4 figs 18-20 [details]
original description (of Bassia quadrilatera Blainville, 1830) Blainville, H.M.D. de. (1830). Zoophytes. <em>In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles etc.</em> vol. 60. Strasbourg & Paris, F.G. Levrault and Le Normant., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344
page(s): 123 [details]
original description (of Bassia obeliscus Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 36; note: Nomen nudum ? [details]
original description (of Bassia tetragona Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 36; note: Nomen nudum ? [details]
original description (of Sphenoides obeliscus Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 33; note: Nomen nudum ? Eudoxid of Bassia obeliscus [details]
original description (of Sphenoides australis Huxley, 1859) Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599749
page(s): 356, pl. 29 figs 20-21 [details]
original description (of Parasphenoides amboinensis Bedot, 1896) Bedot, M. 1896. Les siphonophores de la Baie d'Amboine. Etude suivie d'une revision de la famille des Agalmidae. Rev. suisse Zool. 3 (3): 367-414. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9971273
page(s): 376, pl. 12, fig. 2, 3. [details]
original description (of Sphenoides tetragona Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 33 [eudoxid] [details]
original description (of Abyla perforata Gegenbaur, 1859) Gegenbaur C. (1859). Neue Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der Siphonophoren. <em>Novorum actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 27: 331-424, pls 26-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2063887
page(s): 356, pl. 29 figs 20-21 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Moore, H.B. (1949). The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 12(2):1-97, figs. 1-208. (i-1949) [details] Available for editors
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context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.
page(s): 511 [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. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V.; Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
[request]
redescription Bigelow, H. B. (1911). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 2, fig. 8, pl. 14, fig. 9. [details]
ecology source Kawamura, T. (1915). Caliconectid siphonophorae. V. <em>Zool. Mag. (Tokyo) (Dobuts. Zhasshi).</em> 27 (11): 577-598, pl. 15. (In Japanese) (Abylids). [details]
ecology source Kirkpatrick, P.A.; Pugh, P.R. (1984). Siphonophores and velellids: keys and notes for the identification of the species. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 29. E.J. Brill/W. Backhuys: London, UK. ISBN 90-04-07470-8. vi, 154 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 91, pl. 4 figs 18-20 [details]
original description (of Bassia quadrilatera Blainville, 1830) Blainville, H.M.D. de. (1830). Zoophytes. <em>In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles etc.</em> vol. 60. Strasbourg & Paris, F.G. Levrault and Le Normant., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344
page(s): 123 [details]
original description (of Bassia obeliscus Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 36; note: Nomen nudum ? [details]
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original description (of Bassia tetragona Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 36; note: Nomen nudum ? [details]
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original description (of Sphenoides obeliscus Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 33; note: Nomen nudum ? Eudoxid of Bassia obeliscus [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Sphenoides australis Huxley, 1859) Huxley, Th.H., 1859. The oceanic Hydrozoa; a description of the Calycophoridae and Physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S. "Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10599749
page(s): 356, pl. 29 figs 20-21 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Parasphenoides amboinensis Bedot, 1896) Bedot, M. 1896. Les siphonophores de la Baie d'Amboine. Etude suivie d'une revision de la famille des Agalmidae. Rev. suisse Zool. 3 (3): 367-414. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9971273
page(s): 376, pl. 12, fig. 2, 3. [details]
original description (of Sphenoides tetragona Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 33 [eudoxid] [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Abyla perforata Gegenbaur, 1859) Gegenbaur C. (1859). Neue Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der Siphonophoren. <em>Novorum actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 27: 331-424, pls 26-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2063887
page(s): 356, pl. 29 figs 20-21 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
context source (Bermuda) Moore, H.B. (1949). The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 12(2):1-97, figs. 1-208. (i-1949) [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.
page(s): 511 [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. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V.; Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
redescription Bigelow, H. B. (1911). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 2, fig. 8, pl. 14, fig. 9. [details]
ecology source Kawamura, T. (1915). Caliconectid siphonophorae. V. <em>Zool. Mag. (Tokyo) (Dobuts. Zhasshi).</em> 27 (11): 577-598, pl. 15. (In Japanese) (Abylids). [details]
ecology source Kirkpatrick, P.A.; Pugh, P.R. (1984). Siphonophores and velellids: keys and notes for the identification of the species. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 29. E.J. Brill/W. Backhuys: London, UK. ISBN 90-04-07470-8. vi, 154 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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Distribution Bouillon et al 2004 [details]From other sources
Biology abundant [details]Distribution cosmopolitan, temperate [details]
Habitat mainly epipelagic [details]
Language | Name | |
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Japanese | トウロウクラゲ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bassia bassensis)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Diphyes bassensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (113 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106769)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bassia bassensis)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Diphyes bassensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (113 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106769)
To ITIS