Deep-Sea taxon details
Athorybia rosacea (Forsskål, 1775)
135498 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135498)
accepted
Species
Anthophysa rosea Brandt, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Distribution mainly (sub)tropical
Distribution mainly (sub)tropical [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Mańko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Athorybia rosacea (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135498 on 2026-05-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Athorybia rosacea (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135498 on 2026-05-08
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original description
(of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 120 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Totton, A. K. 1936. Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions. VII. Siphonophora taken during the year 1931. Zoologica (N. Y.) 21 (4): 231-240. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51096617 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ayón, P., M.I. Criales-Hernández, R. Schwamborn & H.J. Hirche. (2008). Zooplankton research off Peru: A review. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 79(2-4):238-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.020 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bigelow H.B. (1911c). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 296 [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): 483 fig. 3.17 , 3.30 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 38, pls 1-3 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 87, pl. 17 figs 1-16, txt fig. 48 [details]
additional source Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 24, pl. 7 [details]
additional source Dunn, C. W.; Pugh, P. R.; Haddock, S. H. D. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of the Siphonophora (Cnidaria), with implications for the evolution of functional specialisation. <em>Syst. Biol.</em> 54(6): 916-935., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150500354837
page(s): 928, fig.1f [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 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
additional source Pugh, P. R. 2006. The taxonomic status of the genus Moseria (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Zootaxa 26: 1-42., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1343.1.1
page(s): 33 [details]
additional source Daniel, R. (1985). The fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Coelenterata: Hydrozoa, Siphonophora. <em>Zoological Survey of India Publication.</em> Calcutta, India.
page(s): 102, fig.24a-e [details]
ecology source Dunn, C. W.; Pugh, P. R.; Haddock, S. H. D. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of the Siphonophora (Cnidaria), with implications for the evolution of functional specialisation. <em>Syst. Biol.</em> 54(6): 916-935., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150500354837 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Totton, A. K. 1936. Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions. VII. Siphonophora taken during the year 1931. Zoologica (N. Y.) 21 (4): 231-240. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51096617 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ayón, P., M.I. Criales-Hernández, R. Schwamborn & H.J. Hirche. (2008). Zooplankton research off Peru: A review. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 79(2-4):238-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.020 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bigelow H.B. (1911c). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 296 [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): 483 fig. 3.17 , 3.30 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 38, pls 1-3 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 87, pl. 17 figs 1-16, txt fig. 48 [details]
additional source Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 24, pl. 7 [details]
additional source Dunn, C. W.; Pugh, P. R.; Haddock, S. H. D. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of the Siphonophora (Cnidaria), with implications for the evolution of functional specialisation. <em>Syst. Biol.</em> 54(6): 916-935., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150500354837
page(s): 928, fig.1f [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 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
additional source Pugh, P. R. 2006. The taxonomic status of the genus Moseria (Siphonophora, Physonectae). Zootaxa 26: 1-42., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1343.1.1
page(s): 33 [details]
additional source Daniel, R. (1985). The fauna of India and the adjacent countries. Coelenterata: Hydrozoa, Siphonophora. <em>Zoological Survey of India Publication.</em> Calcutta, India.
page(s): 102, fig.24a-e [details]
ecology source Dunn, C. W.; Pugh, P. R.; Haddock, S. H. D. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of the Siphonophora (Cnidaria), with implications for the evolution of functional specialisation. <em>Syst. Biol.</em> 54(6): 916-935., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150500354837 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype YPM 35031, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype YPM 35356 [details]
Unreviewed
Biology fairly rare [details]Distribution mainly (sub)tropical [details]
Habitat epi-mesopelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ノキシノブクラゲ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Anthophysa rosea Brandt, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Athorybia rosacea)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records) (from synonym Anthophysa rosea Brandt, 1835)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106705)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Anthophysa rosea Brandt, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Athorybia rosacea)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records) (from synonym Anthophysa rosea Brandt, 1835)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106705)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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