World Register of Deep-Sea species - Merga rubra Kramp, 1957

Deep-Sea name details

Merga rubra Kramp, 1957

AphiaID

231587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231587)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Amphinema rubrum (Kramp, 1957)

Rank

Species

Parent

Merga Hartlaub, 1914

Original name

Merga rubra Kramp, 1957

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Kramp P.L. (1957a). Hydromedusae from the Discovery collections. <em>Discovery Report.</em> 29(1-7): 1-128., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5568717
page(s): 14, pl. 2 fig. 4 [details] Available for editors

Type data

Type locality contained in Southern Ocean sensu lato

type locality contained in Southern Ocean sensu lato [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Merga rubra Kramp, 1957. 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=231587 on 2026-08-07

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Merga rubra Kramp, 1957. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231587 on 2026-08-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-05-29 14:23:10Z

created

Charbonneau, Danny

2010-07-09 09:22:39Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Kramp P.L. (1957a). Hydromedusae from the Discovery collections. <em>Discovery Report.</em> 29(1-7): 1-128., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5568717
page(s): 14, pl. 2 fig. 4 [details] Available for editors

basis of record RAMS Hydrozoa checklist from Dr. Álvaro L. Peña Cantero (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To ITIS