WoRMS taxon details
Poralia rufescens Vanhöffen, 1902
135310 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135310)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Vanhöffen, E. (1902). Die acraspeden Medusen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899. Mit Tafel I-VIII. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> Bd. 3, T. 1: 3-52, pls 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1404 [details]
Holotype MNB ZMB 14809, geounit Indonesian Exclusive...
, Type locality contained in Sumatra
Holotype MNB ZMB 14809, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
type locality contained in Sumatra [details]
Distribution widely scattered in deep water in all oceans
Distribution widely scattered in deep water in all oceans [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C.; Cartwright, P. (2025). World List of Scyphozoa. Poralia rufescens Vanhöffen, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135310 on 2025-07-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Vanhöffen, E. (1902). Die acraspeden Medusen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899. Mit Tafel I-VIII. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> Bd. 3, T. 1: 3-52, pls 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1404 [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Lindsay, D.J., Furushima, Y., Miyake, H., Kitamura, M. and Hunt, J.C. 2004. The scyphomedusan fauna of the Japan Trench: preliminary results from a remotely-operated vehicle. Hydrobiologia 530/531: 537-547. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Lindsay, D.J., Furushima, Y., Miyake, H., Kitamura, M. and Hunt, J.C. 2004. The scyphomedusan fauna of the Japan Trench: preliminary results from a remotely-operated vehicle. Hydrobiologia 530/531: 537-547. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bigelow, H. B. (1938). Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions VIII. Medusae taken during the years 1929 and 1930. Zoologica (New York), 23(5): 99-189 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bigelow, H. B. (1938). Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions VIII. Medusae taken during the years 1929 and 1930. Zoologica (New York), 23(5): 99-189 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNB ZMB 14809, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution widely scattered in deep water in all oceans [details]Habitat in deep water [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リンゴクラゲ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Poralia rufescens)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (18 records)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Poralia rufescens)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (18 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
