World Register of Deep-Sea species - Bargmannia gigas Pugh, 1999

Deep-Sea taxon details

Bargmannia gigas Pugh, 1999

AphiaID

287291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287291)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Bargmannia Totton, 1954

Original name

Bargmannia gigas Pugh, 1999

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pugh, P. R. 1999. A review of the genus Bargmannia Totton, 1954 (Siphonophorae, Physonecta, Pyrostephidae). - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology Series 65: 51-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41009346
page(s): 68, figs 17-18 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Central Atlantic Ocean

type locality contained in Central Atlantic Ocean [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Bargmannia gigas Pugh, 1999. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287291 on 2026-07-15

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Bargmannia gigas Pugh, 1999. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287291 on 2026-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2009-03-25 14:23:57Z

changed

Mapstone, Gill

2013-12-28 18:42:12Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Pugh, P. R. 1999. A review of the genus Bargmannia Totton, 1954 (Siphonophorae, Physonecta, Pyrostephidae). - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology Series 65: 51-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41009346
page(s): 68, figs 17-18 [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. A review of the genus Bargmannia Totton, 1954 (Siphonophorae, Physonecta, Pyrostephidae). - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology Series 65: 51-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41009346 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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