WoRMS taxon details
Linuche unguiculata (Swartz, 1788)
221098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221098)
accepted
Species
Linerges mercurius Haeckel, 1880 · unaccepted (synonym)
Medusa unguiculata Swartz, 1788 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Medusa unguiculata Swartz, 1788) Swartz, O. (1788). Medusa unguiculata och Actinia pusilla. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 9: 198-202.
page(s): 199-201, pl. VI [details]
page(s): 199-201, pl. VI [details]
Holotype ZMC ZMUC unnumbered
, Type locality contained in Jamaican part of the Caribbean Sea
Holotype ZMC ZMUC unnumbered [details]
type locality contained in Jamaican part of the Caribbean Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Description Tiny, to 2 cm. Bell straight-sided, flat-topped, with 16 vertical ridges and eight minute tentacles. Colour orange-brown,...
Description Tiny, to 2 cm. Bell straight-sided, flat-topped, with 16 vertical ridges and eight minute tentacles. Colour orange-brown, typically patterned with dots and dashes. Swims incessantly and rotates. Swarms near surface. Habitat: surface waters. Distribution: all warms seas (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2026). World List of Scyphozoa. Linuche unguiculata (Swartz, 1788). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221098 on 2026-09-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Linerges mercurius Haeckel, 1880) Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 2: 361-672, plates 21-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605982
page(s): 495, pl. XXIX (figs 4-6) [details]
original description (of Medusa unguiculata Swartz, 1788) Swartz, O. (1788). Medusa unguiculata och Actinia pusilla. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 9: 198-202.
page(s): 199-201, pl. VI [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 495, pl. XXIX (figs 4-6) [details]
original description (of Medusa unguiculata Swartz, 1788) Swartz, O. (1788). Medusa unguiculata och Actinia pusilla. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 9: 198-202.
page(s): 199-201, pl. VI [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Moore, H.B. (1949). The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 12(2):1-97, figs. 1-208. (i-1949) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source F.S. Cornelius and J. van der Land (eds), updates 2000-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 2: 361-672, plates 21-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605982
page(s): 492, 493, 498, 499 [details]
additional source Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
page(s): 160-163 [details]
additional source Kramp, P. L. (1970). Marine biology investigations in the Bahamas. Sarsia, 44, 59-68
page(s): 59-67 [details]
additional source Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Moore, H.B. (1949). The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 12(2):1-97, figs. 1-208. (i-1949) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source F.S. Cornelius and J. van der Land (eds), updates 2000-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 2: 361-672, plates 21-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605982
page(s): 492, 493, 498, 499 [details]
additional source Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
page(s): 160-163 [details]
additional source Kramp, P. L. (1970). Marine biology investigations in the Bahamas. Sarsia, 44, 59-68
page(s): 59-67 [details]
additional source Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMC ZMUC unnumbered [details]
Syntype (of Linerges mercurius Haeckel, 1880) ZMUC unnumbered, geounit Cuban part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Unreviewed
Description Tiny, to 2 cm. Bell straight-sided, flat-topped, with 16 vertical ridges and eight minute tentacles. Colour orange-brown, typically patterned with dots and dashes. Swims incessantly and rotates. Swarms near surface. Habitat: surface waters. Distribution: all warms seas (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | thimble jellyfish | [details] |
| German | Fingerhutqualle | [details] |
| Spanish | dedalito | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Linuche unguiculata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Medusa unguiculata Swartz, 1788)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (709 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Linuche unguiculata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Medusa unguiculata Swartz, 1788)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (709 records)
To ITIS
