WoRMS taxon details
Rhizophysa filiformis (Forsskål, 1775)
135482 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135482)
accepted
Species
Epibulia (Macrosoma) Mertensii Brandt, 1835 · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Galeolaria filiformis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (basionym)
Pneumophysa gegenbauri Haeckel, 1888 · unaccepted
Pneumophysa mertensii (Brandt, 1835) · unaccepted (possible synonym)
Rhizophysa planestoma Péron & Lesueur, 1807 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Rhizophysa filiformis (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135482 on 2026-09-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Epibulia (Macrosoma) Mertensii Brandt, 1835) Brandt, J. F. (1835). Prodromus descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum, Petropooli. Fasc. I: 203-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 233 [details]
original description (of Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Pneumophysa gegenbauri Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 328; note: The briefest of descriptions tells us that the tentilla are trifid. Thus, by default, it can only refer to Rhizophysa filiformis. [details]
original description (of Rhizophysa planestoma Péron & Lesueur, 1807) Péron, F. [& L. Freycinet]. (1807-1816). <i>Voyage de découvertes aux Terres Australes, exécuté par ordre de sa Majesté l'Empereur et Roi,. ... pendant les années 1800. 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804</i>. Paris. I: xv + 496 pp. [1807]; II: xxxi + 471 pp. [1816]; Atlas, 65 pls & maps. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.44096
page(s): Atlas 1e partie, pl. 29, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Mapstone, G.M. (2001). Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 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]
page(s): 233 [details]
original description (of Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Pneumophysa gegenbauri Haeckel, 1888) Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 328; note: The briefest of descriptions tells us that the tentilla are trifid. Thus, by default, it can only refer to Rhizophysa filiformis. [details]
original description (of Rhizophysa planestoma Péron & Lesueur, 1807) Péron, F. [& L. Freycinet]. (1807-1816). <i>Voyage de découvertes aux Terres Australes, exécuté par ordre de sa Majesté l'Empereur et Roi,. ... pendant les années 1800. 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804</i>. Paris. I: xv + 496 pp. [1807]; II: xxxi + 471 pp. [1816]; Atlas, 65 pls & maps. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.44096
page(s): Atlas 1e partie, pl. 29, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Mapstone, G.M. (2001). Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 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]
Ecology
ecology source
Fewkes, J.W., 1883. On a few medusae from the Bermudas. In: Exploration of the surface fauna of the Gulf Stream, under the auspices of the United States Coast Survey, by Alexander Agassiz. Bull. Mus. comp. Zoöl. Harv. 11 3: 79-90, pl. 1. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621814 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Fewkes, J. W. (1883). On a few medusae from the Bermudas. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 11: 79-90 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
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 Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (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. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.
page(s): 480 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 41 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Fewkes, J. W. (1883). On a few medusae from the Bermudas. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 11: 79-90 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
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
[request]additional source Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (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. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. (1999). Siphonophorae. In South Atlantic Zooplankton I. Edited by D. Boltovskoy. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.</em> 1-868.
page(s): 480 [details]
additional source Totton, A. K. 1965. A Synopsis of the Siphonophora. London, British Museum (Natural History). Pp. 230.
page(s): 41 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype YPM 35347, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Mills et al 1996, Bouillon et al 2004 [details]Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan, warm/temperate [details]Habitat epi-mesopelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コボウズニラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhizophysa filiformis)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106592)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhizophysa filiformis)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Physsophora filiformis Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 106592)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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