WoRMS taxon details
Neoturris papua (Lesson, 1843)
285146 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:285146)
accepted
Species
Turris papua Lesson, 1843 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Turris papua Lesson, 1843) Lesson, R. P. 1843. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes. Acalèphes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. pp. i-vii, 1-596, plus atlas of 12 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3803187
page(s): 283 [details]
page(s): 283 [details]
Taxonomic remark has ocelli on bases of small tentacles
Taxonomic remark has ocelli on bases of small tentacles [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Neoturris papua (Lesson, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=285146 on 2025-06-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turris papua Lesson, 1843) Lesson, R. P. 1843. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes. Acalèphes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. pp. i-vii, 1-596, plus atlas of 12 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3803187
page(s): 283 [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]
page(s): 283 [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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Schuchert P. (1996). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Athecate hydroids and their medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 106 : 1-159., available online at https://archive.org/details/nzoimemoir01061996/mode/2up
page(s): 70, fig. 41 [details]
redescription Ranson G. (1929). Observations morphologiques et systematiques sur une Anthoméduse, Neoturris papua (Lesson, 1843). <em>Bulletin du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Nouvelle Série.</em> 2(1)(3): 209-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55323025
page(s): 209, figure [details]
page(s): 70, fig. 41 [details]
redescription Ranson G. (1929). Observations morphologiques et systematiques sur une Anthoméduse, Neoturris papua (Lesson, 1843). <em>Bulletin du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Nouvelle Série.</em> 2(1)(3): 209-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55323025
page(s): 209, figure [details]
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kramp, P. L. (1961). Synopsis of the medusae of the world. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U. K.</em> 40: 1-469. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 108 [details]
additional source van der Spoel S., Bleeker J. (1988). Medusae from the Banda Sea and Aru Sea plankton, collected during the Snellius II expeditions, 1984-1985. <em>Indo Malayan Zoology.</em> 5: 161-202.
page(s): 167, figs 11-12 [details]
[request]additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kramp, P. L. (1961). Synopsis of the medusae of the world. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U. K.</em> 40: 1-469. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 108 [details]
additional source van der Spoel S., Bleeker J. (1988). Medusae from the Banda Sea and Aru Sea plankton, collected during the Snellius II expeditions, 1984-1985. <em>Indo Malayan Zoology.</em> 5: 161-202.
page(s): 167, figs 11-12 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Biology Large free medusae, polyp unknown [details]Taxonomic remark has ocelli on bases of small tentacles [details]
