WoRMS taxon details
Praya dubia (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
135466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135466)
accepted
Species
Diphyes dubia Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted (basionym)
Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983 · unaccepted (synonym)
Praia dubia Blainville, 1830 · unaccepted (reference to manuscript of Quoy &...)
reference to manuscript of Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Prayoides intermedia Leloup, 1934 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Diphyes dubia Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339
page(s): 104, pl. 5 figs 34-36 [details]
page(s): 104, pl. 5 figs 34-36 [details]
Distribution cosmopolitan, excl. Mediterranean
Distribution cosmopolitan, excl. Mediterranean [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Praya dubia (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135466 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Prayoides intermedia Leloup, 1934) Leloup E. (1934a). Siphonophores calycophorides de l'Ocean Atlantique tropical et austral. <em>Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> 10(6): 1-87.
page(s): 11, fig. 4 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983) Alvariño, A. 1983. Nectocarmen antonioi, a new Prayinae, Calycophorae, Siphonophora from California. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 96 (3): 339-348.
page(s): 339, figs 1-5 [details]
original description (of Diphyes dubia Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339
page(s): 104, pl. 5 figs 34-36 [details]
original description (of Praia dubia Blainville, 1830) de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. <em>Paris, 1830.</em> 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344
page(s): 125 [details]
page(s): 11, fig. 4 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983) Alvariño, A. 1983. Nectocarmen antonioi, a new Prayinae, Calycophorae, Siphonophora from California. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 96 (3): 339-348.
page(s): 339, figs 1-5 [details]
original description (of Diphyes dubia Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339
page(s): 104, pl. 5 figs 34-36 [details]
original description (of Praia dubia Blainville, 1830) de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. <em>Paris, 1830.</em> 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344
page(s): 125 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Mapstone, G. M. 2009. Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific waters. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 302 p
page(s): 134-137, fig 28A-D [details]
page(s): 134-137, fig 28A-D [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868. [details]
ecology source Robison, B.H., 2004. Deep pelagic biology. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 300 1-2: 253-272. [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source Robison, B.H., 2004. Deep pelagic biology. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 300 1-2: 253-272. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
context source (Bermuda) Morris, B. F. (1975). The neuston of the Northwest Atlantic . Ph.D. thesis - Dalhousie University. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pugh, 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]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1992). The status of the genus Prayoides (Siphonophora, Prayidae). <em>J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K.</em> 72 (4): 895-909.
page(s): 896, figs 2, 4b, 5, 7, 9 [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.
page(s): 485, figs 3.36, 3.47 [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 [request]
additional source Cairns, 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 at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Morris, B. F. (1975). The neuston of the Northwest Atlantic . Ph.D. thesis - Dalhousie University. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pugh, 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]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1992). The status of the genus Prayoides (Siphonophora, Prayidae). <em>J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K.</em> 72 (4): 895-909.
page(s): 896, figs 2, 4b, 5, 7, 9 [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.
page(s): 485, figs 3.36, 3.47 [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
[request]additional source Cairns, 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 at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype YPM 35346, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan, excl. Mediterranean [details]Habitat epi-mesopelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マヨイアイオイクラゲ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Prayoides intermedia Leloup, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Praya dubia)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Diphyes dubia Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Prayoides intermedia Leloup, 1934)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (8 records) (from synonym Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 60895) (from synonym Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106734)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Prayoides intermedia Leloup, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Praya dubia)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Diphyes dubia Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Prayoides intermedia Leloup, 1934)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (8 records) (from synonym Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 60895) (from synonym Nectocarmen antonioi Alvariño, 1983)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106734)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
