WoRMS taxon details
original description
Maas, O. 1909. Japanische Medusen. - Abhandlungen der bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, mathematisch physikalische Classe, Supplement Band 1: 1-53, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5542853 page(s): 14, pl. 1 figs 6-8, pl. 2 fig. 9 [details]
original description
(of Turritopsis nutricula var. pacifica Maas, 1909) Maas, O. 1909. Japanische Medusen. - Abhandlungen der bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, mathematisch physikalische Classe, Supplement Band 1: 1-53, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5542853 page(s): 14, pl. 1 figs 6-8, pl. 2 fig. 9 [details]
basis of record
Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Kubota. S., Kitada H., Mizutani S., 2005. Biological observations on medusae of Turritopsis nutricula (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae) from Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 60 : 39-42. page(s): 39, figs 1-3; note: Misapplication: identified as Turritopsis nutricula but is T. pacifica = Turritopsis rubra [details] Available for editors [request]
status source
Ishikawa S., Kuriyama M., Miyake H., Kubota S. (2020). Taxonomic review of Japanese immortal jellyfish Turritopsis rubra (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae). <em>Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan.</em> 75: 62-70. page(s): 62, Fig 2a-h; note: conclude that it is distinct from T. rubra [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Originally described as Turritopsis nutricula var. pacifica Maas, 1909.
It is hardly distinguishable from T. rubra (Farquhar, 1895) and has been regarded as conspecific with it. Ishikawa et al. (2020) considered it distinct from T. rubra based on DNA data. [details]From other sources
Biology colonial [details]
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