WoRMS taxon details
Bathyphysa conifera (Studer, 1878)
135480 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135480)
accepted
Species
Pterophysa grandis Fewkes, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhizophysa conifera Studer, 1878 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Rhizophysa conifera Studer, 1878) Studer, T. (1878). Über Siphonophoren des tiefen Wassers. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 31: 1-24, pls 1-3.
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig, 2, 4-7, pl. 2, fig. 13-18 [details]
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig, 2, 4-7, pl. 2, fig. 13-18 [details]
Distribution N Atlantic (Bedot 1893a)
Distribution N Atlantic (Bedot 1893a) [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Bathyphysa conifera (Studer, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135480 on 2025-07-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Rhizophysa conifera Studer, 1878) Studer, T. (1878). Über Siphonophoren des tiefen Wassers. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 31: 1-24, pls 1-3.
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig, 2, 4-7, pl. 2, fig. 13-18 [details]
original description (of Pterophysa grandis Fewkes, 1886) Fewkes, J. W. 1886a. Report on the medusae collected by the U. S. F. C. Steamer Albatross, in the region of the Gulf Stream, in 1883-84. - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries 12: 927-980, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15835306
page(s): 969, pl. 10, figs 1-3 [details]
page(s): 4, pl. 1, fig, 2, 4-7, pl. 2, fig. 13-18 [details]
original description (of Pterophysa grandis Fewkes, 1886) Fewkes, J. W. 1886a. Report on the medusae collected by the U. S. F. C. Steamer Albatross, in the region of the Gulf Stream, in 1883-84. - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries 12: 927-980, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15835306
page(s): 969, pl. 10, figs 1-3 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Lens, A. D. and van Riemsdijk, T. 1908. The Siphonophora of the “Siboga” Expedition. Siboga Exped. 9: 1-130, 24 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022020 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution N Atlantic (Bedot 1893a) [details]Unreviewed
Biology rare [details]Habitat bathypelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マガタマニラ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Rhizophysa conifera Studer, 1878)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathyphysa conifera)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Rhizophysa conifera Studer, 1878)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Pterophysa grandis Fewkes, 1886)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Pterophysa grandis Fewkes, 1886)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathyphysa conifera)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Rhizophysa conifera Studer, 1878)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Pterophysa grandis Fewkes, 1886)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Pterophysa grandis Fewkes, 1886)
To ITIS
