WoRMS taxon details
Lychnagalma utricularia (Claus, 1879)
135492 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135492)
accepted
Species
Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879 · unaccepted (basionym)
Lychnagalma vesicularia Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lynchnogalma utricularia (Claus, 1879) · unaccepted (misspelling of genus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879) Claus, C. (1879). Agalmopsis utricularia, eine neue Siphonophore des Mittelmeeres. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologischen Institut der Universität Wien 2.</em> 199-202., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5545993
page(s): 199-201, figs 1-6 [details]
page(s): 199-201, figs 1-6 [details]
Distribution Pugh & Harbison’86 24 specs JSL II Bahamas; Mills et al 1996 in Alboran Sea, Bouillon et al 2004
Distribution Pugh & Harbison’86 24 specs JSL II Bahamas; Mills et al 1996 in Alboran Sea, Bouillon et al 2004 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Lychnagalma utricularia (Claus, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135492 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lychnagalma vesicularia Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 235 [details]
original description (of Lychnagalma vesicularia Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 40 nomen nudum [details]
original description (of Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879) Claus, C. (1879). Agalmopsis utricularia, eine neue Siphonophore des Mittelmeeres. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologischen Institut der Universität Wien 2.</em> 199-202., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5545993
page(s): 199-201, figs 1-6 [details]
basis of record Claus, C. (1879). Agalmopsis utricularia, eine neue Siphonophore des Mittelmeeres. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologischen Institut der Universität Wien 2.</em> 199-202., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5545993 [details]
page(s): 235 [details]
original description (of Lychnagalma vesicularia Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). System der Siphonophoren auf phylogenetischer Grundlage entworfen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft.</em> 22: 1-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12007523
page(s): 40 nomen nudum [details]
original description (of Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879) Claus, C. (1879). Agalmopsis utricularia, eine neue Siphonophore des Mittelmeeres. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologischen Institut der Universität Wien 2.</em> 199-202., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5545993
page(s): 199-201, figs 1-6 [details]
basis of record Claus, C. (1879). Agalmopsis utricularia, eine neue Siphonophore des Mittelmeeres. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologischen Institut der Universität Wien 2.</em> 199-202., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5545993 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Pugh, P.R. & Harbison, G.R. 1986. New observations on a rare physonect siphonophore, Lychnagalma utricularia (Claus, 1879). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 66, 695-710.
page(s): 695-709, figs 1-7 [details]
page(s): 695-709, figs 1-7 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Pugh, P.R. & Harbison, G.R. 1986. New observations on a rare physonect siphonophore, Lychnagalma utricularia (Claus, 1879). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 66, 695-710. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Casanova, J.-P., 1980. Campagnes du "Meteor" dans l'Atlantique N-E. Siphonophores, Méduses et Thécosomes. Distribution verticale et comparaisons faunistiques avec la Méditerranée. "Meteor" Forsch.-Erbgeb. -32 : 15-32.
page(s): 21 [details]
additional source Mills, C. E.; Pugh, P. R.; Harbison, G. R. & Haddock, S. H. D. (1996). Medusae, siphonophores and ctenophores of the Alborán Sea, south western Mediterranean. <em>In: Advances in Hydrozoan Biology. Edited by S. Piraino, F. Boero, J. Bouillon, P. F. S. Cornelius and Gili, J.M. Scientia Marina.</em> 60(1): 145-163.
page(s): 154 [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. (1989). Gelatinous zooplankton - the forgotten fauna. <em>Prog. Underwater Sci.</em> 14, 67-78.
page(s): 73 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Casanova, J.-P., 1980. Campagnes du "Meteor" dans l'Atlantique N-E. Siphonophores, Méduses et Thécosomes. Distribution verticale et comparaisons faunistiques avec la Méditerranée. "Meteor" Forsch.-Erbgeb. -32 : 15-32.
page(s): 21 [details]
additional source Mills, C. E.; Pugh, P. R.; Harbison, G. R. & Haddock, S. H. D. (1996). Medusae, siphonophores and ctenophores of the Alborán Sea, south western Mediterranean. <em>In: Advances in Hydrozoan Biology. Edited by S. Piraino, F. Boero, J. Bouillon, P. F. S. Cornelius and Gili, J.M. Scientia Marina.</em> 60(1): 145-163.
page(s): 154 [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. (1989). Gelatinous zooplankton - the forgotten fauna. <em>Prog. Underwater Sci.</em> 14, 67-78.
page(s): 73 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype YPM 35821 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Pugh & Harbison’86 24 specs JSL II Bahamas; Mills et al 1996 in Alboran Sea, Bouillon et al 2004 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤツイトクラゲ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lychnagalma utricularia)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879)
To PESI (from synonym Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879)
To PESI
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106617)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lychnagalma utricularia)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879)
To PESI (from synonym Agalmopsis utricularia Claus, 1879)
To PESI
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106617)
To ITIS
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