WoRMS taxon details
Limnocnida Günther, 1893
267554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267554)
accepted
Genus
Limnocnida tanganjicae Günther, 1893 (type by monotypy)
- Species Limnocnida biharensis Firoz-Ahmad, Sen, Mishra & Bharti, 1986
- Species Limnocnida congoensis Bouillon, 1957
- Species Limnocnida indica Annandale, 1912
- Species Limnocnida nepalensis Dumont, 1976
- Species Limnocnida tanganjicae Günther, 1893
- Species Limnocnida victoriae Günther, 1907
- Species Limnocnida cymodocea Jordaan, 1934 accepted as Limnocnida victoriae Günther, 1907 (synonym)
- Species Limnocnida rhodesiae Boulenger, 1912 accepted as Limnocnida victoriae Günther, 1907 (synonym)
- Species Limnocnida tanganyicae Günther, 1893 accepted as Limnocnida tanganjicae Günther, 1893 (incorrect spelling)
recent only
Günther, R.T., 1893. Preliminary account of the fresh-water medusa of Lake Tanganyika (Limnocnida tanganyicae). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. -611 : 269-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344603
page(s): 274 [details]
page(s): 274 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Cartwright, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Limnocnida Günther, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267554 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Günther, R.T., 1893. Preliminary account of the fresh-water medusa of Lake Tanganyika (Limnocnida tanganyicae). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. -611 : 269-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344603
page(s): 274 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
page(s): 274 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Bouillon J. (1957a). Étude monographique du genre Limnocnida. (Limnoméduse). <em>Annales de la Société royale zoologique de Belgique.</em> 87(2): 254-500. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
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