Hydrozoa taxon details
Rhizophysa eysenhardtii Gegenbaur, 1859
135481 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135481)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 408, pl. 31, fig. 46-49 [details]
page(s): 408, pl. 31, fig. 46-49 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Rhizophysa eysenhardtii Gegenbaur, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135481 on 2025-03-29
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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): 408, pl. 31, fig. 46-49 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
context source (Bermuda) Fewkes, J. W. (1883). On a few medusae from the Bermudas. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 11: 79-90 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Mapstone, G.M. (2001). Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 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, 50: pp. 120-122. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mapstone G.M., Landschoff J. (2024). The rare siphonophore Rhizophysa eysenhardtii Gegenbaur, 1859 (Hydrozoa, Siphonophora, Cystonectae) from False Bay, South Africa. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 65(2): 213-221., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.136267
page(s): 213, figs 1A-D, 2; note: photos of life animals in situ, record record for South Africa [details] Available for editors
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]
ecology source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. [details]
page(s): 408, pl. 31, fig. 46-49 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
context source (Bermuda) Fewkes, J. W. (1883). On a few medusae from the Bermudas. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 11: 79-90 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Mapstone, G.M. (2001). Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 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, 50: pp. 120-122. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mapstone G.M., Landschoff J. (2024). The rare siphonophore Rhizophysa eysenhardtii Gegenbaur, 1859 (Hydrozoa, Siphonophora, Cystonectae) from False Bay, South Africa. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 65(2): 213-221., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.136267
page(s): 213, figs 1A-D, 2; note: photos of life animals in situ, record record for South Africa [details] Available for editors
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]
ecology source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
