(ofHippopodius serratus Moser, 1925)Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):.</em> 1-541, pls 1-33. page(s): 420, pls 27-28 [details] Available for editors [request]
Nomenclature Moser's account on the siphonophores of the German South-Polar Expedition, in which she formally introduced the new species...
Nomenclature Moser's account on the siphonophores of the German South-Polar Expedition, in which she formally introduced the new species name Hippopodius serratus, was submitted likely already in 1914, but its publication was delayed until 1925 due to World War I.
Unfortunately, Moser already used the name in two papers published in 1915. In her publication of 1915a she refers to her material of the German South-Polar Expedition, but also concludes that the species had been misidentified by Bigelow (1913) as Vogtia pentacantha. However, she does not explicitely state that her Hippopodius serratus is a new name for Bigelow's misidentified material.
It is thus unclear if Moser (1915a) made the name available or if it should be considered a nomen nudum.
For the time being, it seems preferable to use Moser’s 1925 monograph as original publication date of the name as it was intended to be so by the author.
This agrees also with the usage in Totton (1965). [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Vogtia serrata (Moser, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135452 on 2025-07-17
original description(ofHippopodius serratus Moser, 1925)Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):.</em> 1-541, pls 1-33. page(s): 420, pls 27-28 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description(ofVogtia kuruae Alvariño, 1967)Alvariño, A. 1967. A new Siphonophora, Vogtia kuruae n. sp. Pac. Sci. 21 (2): 236-240. prp page(s): 236, figs 1-2 [details]
Taxonomy
redescriptionTotton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.[details]
Ecology
ecology sourcePugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.[details]
ecology sourceMapstone, G. M. 2009. Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific waters. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 302 p[details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database).[details]
additional sourceMoser F. (1915a). Die geographische Verbreitung und das Entwicklungszentrum der Röhrenquallen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 6: 203-219., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609429 page(s): 212 [details]
additional sourceCairns, 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 athttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceBigelow H.B. (1913). Medusae and Siphonophora collected by the U.S. steamer "Albatross" in the Northwestern Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 44(1946): 1-119, pls. 1-6., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15705994 page(s): 66, pl. 5 figs 6-7, pl 6 fig. 6; note: Misapplication: as Vogtia pentacantha, [not Vogtia pentacantha Kölliker, 1853] [details]
additional sourcePugh, 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Bouillon et al 2004 [details] Nomenclature Moser's account on the siphonophores of the German South-Polar Expedition, in which she formally introduced the new species name Hippopodius serratus, was submitted likely already in 1914, but its publication was delayed until 1925 due to World War I.
Unfortunately, Moser already used the name in two papers published in 1915. In her publication of 1915a she refers to her material of the German South-Polar Expedition, but also concludes that the species had been misidentified by Bigelow (1913) as Vogtia pentacantha. However, she does not explicitely state that her Hippopodius serratus is a new name for Bigelow's misidentified material.
It is thus unclear if Moser (1915a) made the name available or if it should be considered a nomen nudum.
For the time being, it seems preferable to use Moser’s 1925 monograph as original publication date of the name as it was intended to be so by the author.
This agrees also with the usage in Totton (1965). [details]
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Distribution semi-cosmopolitan [details] Habitat mainly mesopelagic [details]