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Lensia multicristata (Moser, 1925) 
AphiaID: 135436

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydroidolina (Subclass) > Siphonophorae (Order) > Calycophorae (Suborder) > Diphyidae (Family) > Diphyinae (Subfamily) > Lensia (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Lensia Totton, 1932
Synonymised
taxa
  Diphyes bigelowi Browne, 1926
Eudoxia dohrni Gamulin, 1966
Galeolaria multicristata Moser, 1925
Lensia multicristatoides Zhang & Lin, 1987
Lensia multicristoides Zhang & Lin, 1988 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Mapstone, G. M. 2001. Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 120-122 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Pugh, P. R. 2009. Siphonophora (Cnidaria). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: Pugh, P. R. and R. Gasca. 2009. Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 395–402 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]

additional source: Mapstone, G. M. 2009. Siphonophora (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of Canadian Pacific waters. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 302 p
page(s): 194-199, fig. 50A-D [details]


source of synonymy: Moser, F. 1925. Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Zoologie. Dt. Südpol.-Exped. 18: 1-541, pls 33.
page(s): 165 (in part), pl.3 fig.9 [details]


new combination reference: Totton, A. K. 1932. Siphonophora. Scient. Rep. Gt. Barrier Reef Exped. 4 (10): 317-374.
page(s): 364 [details]


from synonym: G.M. Mapstone & J. van der Land, 2000-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Zhang, J., and Lin, M. 1988. On a new species of deep-water Siphonophora Lensia multicristoides sp. nov. from middle South China Sea. Acta Oceanol. Sin. 7 (1): 115-118.
page(s): 115, figs 1-2 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Browne, E. T. 1926. Siphonophorae from the Indian Ocean. III. The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 2nd Series, Zool. 19 (1): 55-86.
page(s): 77 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Zhang, J., and Lin, M. 1987. On a new species of deep-water Siphonophora Lensia multicristatoides sp. nov. Acta Oceanol. Sin. 9 (5): 603-606. (In Chinese). Approximate English translation in Acta Oceanol. Sin. 7 (1): 115-118, (see below).
page(s): 603, fig. 1 [details] [view taxon]


from synonym: Gamulin, T. 1966. Contribution to the knowledge of Lensia fowleri (Bigelow) (Siphonophora, Calycophorae). Pubbl. Stn. Zool. Napoli 35 (1): 1-6.
page(s): 4, fig.6 [details] [view taxon]


context source (Deepsea): Pugh, P. R. Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth (personal database). [details]

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 Forma Lensia multicristata f. typica Leloup, 1934

Forma Lensia multicristata f. grimaldii Leloup, 1934 accepted as Lensia lelouveteau Totton, 1941
Environment marine
Distribution Atlantic Europe [details]
Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
FAO fishing area 67 [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
North Pacific [details]
North West Atlantic [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To ITIS
Notes  Distribution: Bouillon et al 2004, Pagès et al’06 [details]

Distribution: cosmopolitan [details]

Habitat: Bathypelagic [details]

Habitat: mainly epipelagic, wide depth range [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135436
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Mapstone, Gill
2006-01-23 10:11:24Z  checked  Mapstone, Gill
  
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  Citation: Mapstone, G. (2013). Lensia multicristata (Moser, 1925). In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135436 on 2013-05-19
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