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Rhacostoma atlanticum L. Agassiz, 1851

156967 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156967)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1851). [A new naked-eyed medusa... Rhacostoma atlanticum]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 342-343., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870644
page(s): 342 [details] 
Distribution Bay of Fundy  
Distribution Bay of Fundy [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Rhacostoma atlanticum L. Agassiz, 1851. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156967 on 2026-09-11
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Rhacostoma atlanticum L. Agassiz, 1851. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156967 on 2026-09-11
Date
action
by
2005-05-20 12:28:06Z
created
2010-03-15 14:18:34Z
checked
2013-09-13 06:30:31Z
changed

original description Agassiz, L. (1851). [A new naked-eyed medusa... Rhacostoma atlanticum]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 342-343., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870644
page(s): 342 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

basis of record Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy. [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

additional source Shih, C.T., 1977. A guide to the Jellyfish of Canadian Atlantic waters. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Natural History Series 5 : 1-190. [details] 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Dimensions umbrella up to 400 mm wide, 3-4 times as wide as high [details]

Distribution Bay of Fundy [details]
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