World Register of Deep-Sea species - Thalassophyes Moser, 1925

Deep-Sea name details

Thalassophyes Moser, 1925

AphiaID

196654 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196654)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Heteropyramis Moser, 1925

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Thalassophyes crystallina Moser, 1925 accepted as Heteropyramis crystallina (Moser, 1925)

Parent

Clausophyidae Bigelow, 1913

Original name

Thalassophyes Moser, 1925

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Species Thalassophyes crystallina Moser, 1925 accepted as Heteropyramis crystallina (Moser, 1925) (basionym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):. 1-541, pls 1-33.
page(s): 367 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Thalassophyes Moser, 1925. 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=196654 on 2026-08-11

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thalassophyes Moser, 1925. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196654 on 2026-08-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-01-26 10:00:11Z

created

Mapstone, Gill

2006-01-27 08:54:21Z

checked

Mapstone, Gill

2014-01-02 11:02:58Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2015-04-17 05:47:15Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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Sources (2)

original description Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):. 1-541, pls 1-33.
page(s): 367 [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. 1-868.
page(s): 493 [details]