NARMS taxon details
Mertensia Lesson, 1829
106341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106341)
accepted
Genus
- Species Mertensia ovum (Fabricius, 1780)
- Species Mertensia cucullus (Modeer, 1790) accepted as Mertensia ovum (Fabricius, 1780) (Synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lesson, R.P. (1829). Zoophytes. In: Voyage medical autour du Monde execute par I ordre du Roi sur la Corvette de Sa Majeste la Coquille, pendant les annees 1822. 1823, 1824, et 1825...par M.L.I. Duperey, Capitaine de Fregate, Zoologie,. 2(2), 151 pages, 16 plates. Paris: A. Bertrand., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38663133
page(s): 100 [details]
page(s): 100 [details]
Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Mertensia Lesson, 1829. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106341 on 2025-07-10
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Mertensia Lesson, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=106341 on 2025-07-10
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Lesson, R.P. (1829). Zoophytes. In: Voyage medical autour du Monde execute par I ordre du Roi sur la Corvette de Sa Majeste la Coquille, pendant les annees 1822. 1823, 1824, et 1825...par M.L.I. Duperey, Capitaine de Fregate, Zoologie,. 2(2), 151 pages, 16 plates. Paris: A. Bertrand., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38663133
page(s): 100 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Ctenophora. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (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: pp. 122-123. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mills, C. E. (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. [Internet]., available online at http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html [details]
additional source Liley, R. (1958). Ctenophora. Replaced by sheet no. 146. <i>Fiches d'identification du zooplancton</i>, 82. ICES: Copenhagen, Denmark. 5 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 100 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Ctenophora. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (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: pp. 122-123. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mills, C. E. (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. [Internet]., available online at http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html [details]
additional source Liley, R. (1958). Ctenophora. Replaced by sheet no. 146. <i>Fiches d'identification du zooplancton</i>, 82. ICES: Copenhagen, Denmark. 5 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
