Hydrozoa taxon details
Pegantha Haeckel, 1879
117238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117238)
accepted
Genus
Pegantha martagon Haeckel, 1879 (type by subsequent designation)
Eurystoma Kölliker, 1853 · unaccepted (invalid homonym of Eurystoma...)
invalid homonym of Eurystoma Rafinesque, 1818 and others
Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978 · unaccepted (synonym)
Peganta · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pegantha (Peganthella) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted
Pegantha (Peganthissa) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted
Pegasia Péron & Lesueur, 1810 · unaccepted (not in use)
Polycolpa Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polyxenia Eschscholtz, 1829 · uncertain > nomen dubium (not in use)
Solmoneta Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Pegantha clara R.P. Bigelow, 1909
- Species Pegantha laevis H.B. Bigelow, 1909
- Species Pegantha martagon Haeckel, 1879
- Species Pegantha polystriata (Xu & Zhang, 1978)
- Species Pegantha rubiginosa (Kölliker, 1853)
- Species Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879
- Species Pegantha aureola (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha cyanostylis (Eschscholtz, 1829) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha dodecagona (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha forskalii (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha godeffroyi (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha magnifica Haeckel, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha mollicina (Forsskål, 1775) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha punctata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha sieboldii (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha weberi (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha zonaria (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pegantha zonorchis (Haeckel, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Pegantha (Peganthella) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha Haeckel, 1879
- Subgenus Pegantha (Peganthissa) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha Haeckel, 1879
- Species Pegantha biloba Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
- Species Pegantha dactyletra Maas, 1893 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
- Species Pegantha lunulata (Haeckel, 1879) accepted as Pegantha clara R.P. Bigelow, 1909 (possible synonym)
- Species Pegantha pantheon Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
- Species Pegantha quadriloba Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Pegantha triloba Haeckel, 1879 (possible synonym)
- Species Pegantha simplex Bigelow, 1904 accepted as Pegantha martagon Haeckel, 1879 (synonym)
- Species Pegantha smaragdina H.B. Bigelow, 1909 accepted as Pegantha clara R.P. Bigelow, 1909 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]
page(s): 332 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Pegantha Haeckel, 1879. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117238 on 2026-09-03
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]
original description (of Polyxenia Eschscholtz, 1829) Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047 [details]
original description (of Solmoneta Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 353 [details]
original description (of Polycolpa Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 327 [details]
original description (of Pegantha (Peganthella) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]
original description (of Pegantha (Peganthissa) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]
original description (of Eurystoma Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A., 1853. Bericht über einige im Herbste 1852 in Messina angestellte vergleichend-anatomische Untersuchungen. In: Gegenbaur, Kölliker & Müller, 1853. Z. wiss. Zool. 4 3-4: 298-370., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14275422
page(s): 322 [details]
original description (of Pegasia Péron & Lesueur, 1810) Péron F. & Lesueur C.A. (1810). Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. <em>Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris.</em> 14: 325-366., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498981
page(s): 340 [details]
original description (of Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978) Xu Z.Z., Zhang J.B. (1978). On the Hydromedusae, Siphonophores and Scyphomedusae from the coast of the east Guangdong province and south Fujian province, China. <em>Journal of Xiamen University (Natural Science).</em> 4: 19-64.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
page(s): 332 [details]
original description (of Polyxenia Eschscholtz, 1829) Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047 [details]
original description (of Solmoneta Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 353 [details]
original description (of Polycolpa Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 327 [details]
original description (of Pegantha (Peganthella) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]
original description (of Pegantha (Peganthissa) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 332 [details]
original description (of Eurystoma Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A., 1853. Bericht über einige im Herbste 1852 in Messina angestellte vergleichend-anatomische Untersuchungen. In: Gegenbaur, Kölliker & Müller, 1853. Z. wiss. Zool. 4 3-4: 298-370., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14275422
page(s): 322 [details]
original description (of Pegasia Péron & Lesueur, 1810) Péron F. & Lesueur C.A. (1810). Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. <em>Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris.</em> 14: 325-366., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498981
page(s): 340 [details]
original description (of Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978) Xu Z.Z., Zhang J.B. (1978). On the Hydromedusae, Siphonophores and Scyphomedusae from the coast of the east Guangdong province and south Fujian province, China. <em>Journal of Xiamen University (Natural Science).</em> 4: 19-64.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Solmarisidae with gonads forming diverticula on margin of oral manubrium wall; with peripheral canal system; with otoporpae.[details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Otoporpa) (from synonym Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pegantha)
To Genbank (from synonym Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pegantha)
To Genbank (from synonym Otoporpa Xu & Zhang, 1978)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from typetaxon