Straehler-Pohl, I.; Matsumoto, G. I.; Acevedo, M. J. (2017). Recognition of the Californian cubozoan population as a new species—<i>Carybdea confusa</i> n. sp. (Cnidaria, Cubozoa, Carybdeida). <em>Plankton and Benthos Research.</em> 12(2): 129-138., available online athttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/pbr/12/2/12_P120206/_article/-char/ja/[details] Available for editors [request]
Etymology Confusa (Latin=confused, mixed up) because it caused so much taxonomic confusion in the last century. The...
Etymology Confusa (Latin=confused, mixed up) because it caused so much taxonomic confusion in the last century. The species had been confused with three other species (i.e. C. rastonii, C. arborifera and C. marsupialis) and caused a lot of discussion in the scientific literature. [details]
Collins, A.G. (2024). World List of Cubozoa. Carybdea confusa Straehler-Pohl, Matsumoto & Acevedo, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994784 on 2024-07-25
original descriptionStraehler-Pohl, I.; Matsumoto, G. I.; Acevedo, M. J. (2017). Recognition of the Californian cubozoan population as a new species—<i>Carybdea confusa</i> n. sp. (Cnidaria, Cubozoa, Carybdeida). <em>Plankton and Benthos Research.</em> 12(2): 129-138., available online athttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/pbr/12/2/12_P120206/_article/-char/ja/[details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Confusa (Latin=confused, mixed up) because it caused so much taxonomic confusion in the last century. The species had been confused with three other species (i.e. C. rastonii, C. arborifera and C. marsupialis) and caused a lot of discussion in the scientific literature. [details]