WoRMS name details
Medusa purpurea [Renier], [1804]
1591991 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1591991)
unaccepted > unavailable name (published in an unavailable publication fide ICZN Opinion 316.)
Species
marine
recent only
[Renier, S. A.]. ([1804]). Prospetto della Classe dei Vermi Nominati e Ordinati secondo il Sistema di Bosc [Work No. 25 on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoological Nomenclature; see ICZN Opinion 316; Author and date cited in square brackets because not stated in the manuscript but inferred from external sources; Page proofs of introductory book text in folio sheets, never published]. xv-xxvi [Padua, Italy].
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
WoRMS (2026). Medusa purpurea [Renier], [1804]. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591991 on 2026-09-16
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Nomenclature
original description (unavailable nomenclaturally)
[Renier, S. A.]. ([1804]). Prospetto della Classe dei Vermi Nominati e Ordinati secondo il Sistema di Bosc [Work No. 25 on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoological Nomenclature; see ICZN Opinion 316; Author and date cited in square brackets because not stated in the manuscript but inferred from external sources; Page proofs of introductory book text in folio sheets, never published]. xv-xxvi [Padua, Italy].
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (IZCN). (1957). Opinion 436. Addition to the "Official Indexes of Rejected and Invalid Names in Zoology" of certain names attributed to Renier (S.A.) as from 1804 and 1807, respectively ("Opinion" supplementary to "Opinion" 427. <em>Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 15(1): 1–24., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.149444 [details] Available for editors 
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