MSBIAS taxon details
Lensia Totton, 1932
135365 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135365)
accepted
Genus
- Species Lensia conoidea (Keferstein & Ehlers, 1860)
- Species Lensia fowleri (Bigelow, 1911)
- Species Lensia hotspur Totton, 1941
- Species Lensia meteori (Leloup, 1934)
- Species Lensia multicristata (Moser, 1925)
- Species Lensia subtilis (Chun, 1886)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Totton A.K. (1932). Siphonophora. <em>Scientific Reports. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928 1929.</em> 4: 317 - 374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516977
page(s): 363 [details]
page(s): 363 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Lensia Totton, 1932. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135365 on 2026-09-10
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Lensia Totton, 1932. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135365 on 2026-09-10
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Totton A.K. (1932). Siphonophora. <em>Scientific Reports. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928 1929.</em> 4: 317 - 374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516977
page(s): 363 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Nishiyama, E. Y.; Ribeiro, G. C.; Oliveira, O. M. P. (2016). Phylogenetic analysis of the genus <em>Lensia</em> (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Siphonophora), based on the species morphology. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4132(4): 493., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4132.4.2 [details]
page(s): 363 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Nishiyama, E. Y.; Ribeiro, G. C.; Oliveira, O. M. P. (2016). Phylogenetic analysis of the genus <em>Lensia</em> (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Siphonophora), based on the species morphology. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4132(4): 493., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4132.4.2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
