WoRMS taxon details
Octotiara russelli Kramp, 1953
221198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221198)
accepted
Species
Octotiara violacea Kramp, 1959 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kramp P.L. (1953). Hydromedusae. <em>Scientific Report of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition.</em> 6(4): 259-322., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49523925
page(s): 266, pl. 1 figs 1-3 [details]
page(s): 266, pl. 1 figs 1-3 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Barrier Reef
type locality contained in Great Barrier Reef [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Octotiara russelli Kramp, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221198 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Kramp P.L. (1953). Hydromedusae. <em>Scientific Report of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition.</em> 6(4): 259-322., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49523925
page(s): 266, pl. 1 figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Octotiara violacea Kramp, 1959) Kramp, P. L. (1959). Some new and little known Indo-Pacific medusae. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 121: 223-259.
page(s): 234, fig. 8a-c [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. <em>Bolm Inst. Oceanogr.</em> 39(1): 25-60. [details]
page(s): 266, pl. 1 figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Octotiara violacea Kramp, 1959) Kramp, P. L. (1959). Some new and little known Indo-Pacific medusae. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 121: 223-259.
page(s): 234, fig. 8a-c [details] Available for editors

basis of record Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. <em>Bolm Inst. Oceanogr.</em> 39(1): 25-60. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 114: 195-396.
page(s): 363, fig. 73A-D [details]
page(s): 363, fig. 73A-D [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
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additional source Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [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
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additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
biology source Boero, F. & J. Bouillon, 1989. The life cycles of Octotiara russelli and Stomotoca atra (Cnidaria, Anthomedusae, Pandeidae). Zoologica Scr. 18 1: 1-7.
page(s): 1, figs 1-3, 4A; note: life cycle, hydroid phase [details] Available for editors
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additional source Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [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

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
biology source Boero, F. & J. Bouillon, 1989. The life cycles of Octotiara russelli and Stomotoca atra (Cnidaria, Anthomedusae, Pandeidae). Zoologica Scr. 18 1: 1-7.
page(s): 1, figs 1-3, 4A; note: life cycle, hydroid phase [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Biology colonial, free medusae [details]