WoRMS taxon details
Turritopsis McCrady, 1857
117056 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117056)
accepted
Genus
Turritopsis nutricula McCrady, 1857 (type by monotypy)
Clavopsis Graeffe, 1883 · unaccepted (possible synonym, doubtful genus)
Clavula Wright, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dendroclava Weismann, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Turritopsis dohrnii (Weismann, 1883)
- Species Turritopsis lata Lendenfeld, 1885
- Species Turritopsis minor (Nutting, 1906)
- Species Turritopsis nutricula McCrady, 1857
- Species Turritopsis pacifica Maas, 1909
- Species Turritopsis polycirrha (Keferstein, 1862)
- Species Turritopsis rubra (Farquhar, 1895)
- Species Turritopsis armata (Kölliker, 1853) accepted as Oceania armata Kölliker, 1853
- Species Turritopsis chevalense (Thorneley, 1904) accepted as Oceania armata Kölliker, 1853 (possible synonym)
- Species Turritopsis fascicularis Fraser, 1943 accepted as Oceania armata Kölliker, 1853 (synonym)
- Species Turritopsis polynema Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Turritopsis polycirrha (Keferstein, 1862) (synonym)
- Species Turritopsis pleurostoma (Péron & Lesueur, 1810) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Turritopsis vacuolata (Xu & Huang, 2006) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, juvenile)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McCrady, J., 1857. Description of Oceania (Turritopsis) nutricula nov. spec. and the embryological history of a singular medusan larva, found in the cavity of its bell. Proc. Elliott Soc. nat. Hist. 1 : 55-90., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42536539
page(s): 55 [details]
page(s): 55 [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Turritopsis McCrady, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117056 on 2024-04-23
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original description
McCrady, J., 1857. Description of Oceania (Turritopsis) nutricula nov. spec. and the embryological history of a singular medusan larva, found in the cavity of its bell. Proc. Elliott Soc. nat. Hist. 1 : 55-90., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42536539
page(s): 55 [details]
original description (of Clavula Wright, 1859) Wright, T.S. (1859). Observations on British zoophytes. <em>The Edinburgh new philosophical journal.</em> 10:105-114, plates 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25486569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Clavopsis Graeffe, 1883) Graeffe E. (1883a). Biologische Notizen über Seethiere der Adria. Zur Fortpflanzung der Hydroidpolypen. <em>Bollettino della Società Adriatica di Scienze Naturali in Trieste.</em> 8: 79-89, pls 1-2., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12822797
page(s): 84 [details]
original description (of Dendroclava Weismann, 1883) Weismann, A. 1883. Die Entstehung der Sexualzellen bei den Hydromedusen. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Baues und der Lebenserscheinungen dieser Gruppe. Gustav Fischer, Jena, pp. i-xiii, 1-295, pls 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9646925
page(s): 26 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Miglietta, M. P.; Maggioni, D.; Matsumoto, Y. (2018). Phylogenetics and species delimitation of two hydrozoa (phylum Cnidaria): Turritopsis (McCrady, 1857) and Pennaria (Goldfuss, 1820). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(3): 1085-1100., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-018-0891-8 [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. (2004). Revision of the European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): families Oceanidae and Pachycordylidae. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 111 2: 315-369., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41187667
page(s): 322 [details]
status source Calder, D.R., L.D. Stephens & A.E. Sanders, 1992. Comments on the date of publication of John McCrady's hydrozoan paper Gymnopthalmata of Charleston Harbor. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 49 4: 287-289. [details]
page(s): 55 [details]
original description (of Clavula Wright, 1859) Wright, T.S. (1859). Observations on British zoophytes. <em>The Edinburgh new philosophical journal.</em> 10:105-114, plates 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25486569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Clavopsis Graeffe, 1883) Graeffe E. (1883a). Biologische Notizen über Seethiere der Adria. Zur Fortpflanzung der Hydroidpolypen. <em>Bollettino della Società Adriatica di Scienze Naturali in Trieste.</em> 8: 79-89, pls 1-2., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12822797
page(s): 84 [details]
original description (of Dendroclava Weismann, 1883) Weismann, A. 1883. Die Entstehung der Sexualzellen bei den Hydromedusen. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Baues und der Lebenserscheinungen dieser Gruppe. Gustav Fischer, Jena, pp. i-xiii, 1-295, pls 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9646925
page(s): 26 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Miglietta, M. P.; Maggioni, D.; Matsumoto, Y. (2018). Phylogenetics and species delimitation of two hydrozoa (phylum Cnidaria): Turritopsis (McCrady, 1857) and Pennaria (Goldfuss, 1820). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(3): 1085-1100., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-018-0891-8 [details]
redescription Schuchert, P. (2004). Revision of the European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): families Oceanidae and Pachycordylidae. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 111 2: 315-369., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41187667
page(s): 322 [details]
status source Calder, D.R., L.D. Stephens & A.E. Sanders, 1992. Comments on the date of publication of John McCrady's hydrozoan paper Gymnopthalmata of Charleston Harbor. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 49 4: 287-289. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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| Japanese | ベニクラゲ属 | [details] |
