WoRMS taxon details
Vallicula multiformis Rankin, 1956
106403 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106403)
accepted
Species
Coeloplana reichelti Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (genetic sequences from holotype,...)
genetic sequences from holotype, and morphology, shown to match that of Vallicula multiformis
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rankin, J. J. (1956). The structure and biology of Vallicula multiformis, gen. et sp. nov., a platyctenid ctenophore. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 43(289): 55-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1956.tb02507.x
page(s): 55-69, figs. 1-8, pls. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 55-69, figs. 1-8, pls. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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Note Palisadoes of Kingston Harbour, Jamaica
Type locality Palisadoes of Kingston Harbour, Jamaica [details]
Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Vallicula multiformis Rankin, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106403 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Rankin, J. J. (1956). The structure and biology of Vallicula multiformis, gen. et sp. nov., a platyctenid ctenophore. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 43(289): 55-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1956.tb02507.x
page(s): 55-69, figs. 1-8, pls. 2-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Coeloplana reichelti Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010) Gershwin, L.-A.; Zeidler, W.; Davie, P. J. F. (2010). Ctenophora of Australia. <em>In , Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. (Eds), Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, the Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 54(3): 1–45.
page(s): 18-21, figs. 2C-F [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Ctenophora. <em>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.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 122-123. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 55-69, figs. 1-8, pls. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Coeloplana reichelti Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010) Gershwin, L.-A.; Zeidler, W.; Davie, P. J. F. (2010). Ctenophora of Australia. <em>In , Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. (Eds), Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, the Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 54(3): 1–45.
page(s): 18-21, figs. 2C-F [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Ctenophora. <em>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.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 122-123. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Freeman, G. (1967). Studies on regeneration in the creeping ctenophore, Vallicula multiformis. Journal of Morphology, 123(1): 71-73, available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051230107 [details]
additional source Mills, C. E. (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. [Internet]., available online at http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Mills, C. E. (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. [Internet]., available online at http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Palisadoes of Kingston Harbour, Jamaica [details]Type specimen Holotype: AMNH 3277
[details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vallicula multiformis)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Ctenophora Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vallicula multiformis)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Ctenophora Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
