Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Medusa octocilia Dalyell, 1847

Hydrozoa name details

Medusa octocilia Dalyell, 1847

AphiaID

596371 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596371)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (possible synonym)

Accepted name

Bougainvillia muscus (Allman, 1863)

Rank

Species

Parent

Medusa Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Medusa octocilia Dalyell, 1847

Environment

marine

Original description

Dalyell, J. G. (1847). Rare and remarkable animals of Scotland, represented from living subjects: with practical observations on their nature. By Sir John Graham Dalyell, baronet. <em>John Van Voorst. London.</em> volume 1, pp. v-xii (270 total pages in volume)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5984#/summary
page(s): 72 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Medusa octocilia Dalyell, 1847. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596371 on 2025-11-24

Taxonomic edit history

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2012-03-09 07:43:07Z

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Schuchert, Peter

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original description Dalyell, J. G. (1847). Rare and remarkable animals of Scotland, represented from living subjects: with practical observations on their nature. By Sir John Graham Dalyell, baronet. <em>John Van Voorst. London.</em> volume 1, pp. v-xii (270 total pages in volume)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5984#/summary
page(s): 72 [details]