CaRMS taxon details
Lensia achilles Totton, 1941
135425 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135425)
accepted
Species
Lensia baryi Totton, 1965 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Totton, A. K. 1941. New species of the siphonophoran genus Lensia Totton, 1932. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 11, 8 (45): 145-168.
page(s): 149 [details]
page(s): 149 [details]
Schuchert, P. (2021). World Hydrozoa Database. Lensia achilles Totton, 1941. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135425 on 2025-07-15
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Lensia achilles Totton, 1941. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135425 on 2025-07-15
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Totton, A. K. 1941. New species of the siphonophoran genus Lensia Totton, 1932. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 11, 8 (45): 145-168.
page(s): 149 [details]
original description (of Lensia baryi Totton, 1965) Totton, A. K. 1965. A new species of Lensia (Siphonophora: Diphyidae) from the coastal waters of Vancouver, B.C.; and its comparison with Lensia achilles Totton and another new species Lensia cordata. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 13, 8 (85-86): 71-76. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936508651541
page(s): 73, figs 1-2 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bucklin, A., B.D. Ortman, R.M. Jennings, L.M. Nigro, C.J. Sweetman, N.J. Copley, T. Sutton & P.H. Wiebe. (2010). A 'Rosetta Stone' for metazoan zooplankton: DNA barcode analysis of species diversity of the Sargasso Sea (Northwest Atlantic Ocean). <em>In: Wiebe, P.H., S. Schnack-Schiel & S. Nishida (eds.). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.</em> 57(24-26):2234-2247. [details] Available for editors
basis of record 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]
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 Totton, A. K. 1965. A new species of Lensia (Siphonophora: Diphyidae) from the coastal waters of Vancouver, B.C.; and its comparison with Lensia achilles Totton and another new species Lensia cordata. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 13, 8 (85-86): 71-76. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936508651541
page(s): 71 [details]
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> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
ecology source Mapstone, G. M. 2009. Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific waters. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 302 p [details]
page(s): 149 [details]
original description (of Lensia baryi Totton, 1965) Totton, A. K. 1965. A new species of Lensia (Siphonophora: Diphyidae) from the coastal waters of Vancouver, B.C.; and its comparison with Lensia achilles Totton and another new species Lensia cordata. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 13, 8 (85-86): 71-76. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936508651541
page(s): 73, figs 1-2 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bucklin, A., B.D. Ortman, R.M. Jennings, L.M. Nigro, C.J. Sweetman, N.J. Copley, T. Sutton & P.H. Wiebe. (2010). A 'Rosetta Stone' for metazoan zooplankton: DNA barcode analysis of species diversity of the Sargasso Sea (Northwest Atlantic Ocean). <em>In: Wiebe, P.H., S. Schnack-Schiel & S. Nishida (eds.). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.</em> 57(24-26):2234-2247. [details] Available for editors
basis of record 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]
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 Totton, A. K. 1965. A new species of Lensia (Siphonophora: Diphyidae) from the coastal waters of Vancouver, B.C.; and its comparison with Lensia achilles Totton and another new species Lensia cordata. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 13, 8 (85-86): 71-76. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936508651541
page(s): 71 [details]
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> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
ecology source Mapstone, G. M. 2009. Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific waters. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 302 p [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
