World Register of Deep-Sea species - Stephanoscyphus Allman, 1874

Deep-Sea name details

Stephanoscyphus Allman, 1874

Nausithoe punctata, Gulf Stream edge off Florida, USA

AphiaID

152211 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152211)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Polyp form that gives rise to medusae of Atorella, Nausithoe and Linuche)

Accepted name

Stephanoscyphistoma Jarms, 1990

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Stephanoscyphus mirabilis Allman, 1874 accepted as Nausithoe punctata Kölliker, 1853

Parent

Coronatae incertae sedis

Direct children (4)

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Species Stephanoscyphus corniformis Komai, 1936 accepted as Stephanoscyphistoma corniformis (Komai, 1936) (synonym)
Species Stephanoscyphus mirabilis Allman, 1874 accepted as Nausithoe punctata Kölliker, 1853
Species Stephanoscyphus simplex Kirkpatrick, 1890 accepted as Nausithoe simplex (Kirkpatrick, 1890)
Species Stephanoscyphus striatus Vanhöffen, 1910 accepted as Nausithoe striata (Vanhöffen, 1910) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Allman, P. (1874). III. On the Structure and Systematic Position of Stephanoscyphus mirabilis, the Type of a new Order of Hydrozoa. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series: Zoology.</em> 1(1): 61-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1875.tb00434.x
page(s): 65 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C.; Cartwright, P. (2025). World List of Scyphozoa. Stephanoscyphus Allman, 1874. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152211 on 2026-09-13

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Stephanoscyphus Allman, 1874. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152211 on 2026-09-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-08 08:00:57Z

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Cuvelier, Daphne

2016-10-23 15:50:37Z

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Collins, Allen G.

2019-12-06 20:47:28Z

changed

Morandini, André C.

2019-12-14 14:29:23Z

changed

Morandini, André C.

2019-12-14 23:07:09Z

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Morandini, André C.

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original description Allman, P. (1874). III. On the Structure and Systematic Position of Stephanoscyphus mirabilis, the Type of a new Order of Hydrozoa. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series: Zoology.</em> 1(1): 61-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1875.tb00434.x
page(s): 65 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]