Deep-Sea taxon details
Lensia ajax Totton, 1941
287248 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287248)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Totton, A. K. 1941. New species of the siphonophoran genus Lensia Totton, 1932. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 11, 8 (45): 145-168. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745481.1941.9727961
page(s): 147 [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Guinea
type locality contained in Gulf of Guinea [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Lensia ajax Totton, 1941. 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=287248 on 2026-07-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Lensia ajax Totton, 1941. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287248 on 2026-07-16
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Totton, A. K. 1941. New species of the siphonophoran genus Lensia Totton, 1932. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 11, 8 (45): 145-168. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745481.1941.9727961
page(s): 147 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
ecology source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868. [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
ecology source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
