Hydrozoa taxon details

Bougainvillia britannica (Forbes, 1841) 
AphiaID: 117321

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Anthoathecata > Filifera > Bougainvilliidae > Bougainvillia
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Bougainvillia Lesson, 1830
Synonymised
taxa		  Atractylis linearis Alder, 1862 (synonym)
 Bougainvillia bella Hartlaub, 1897 (synonym)
 Bougainvillia britannica var. coeca Hartlaub, 1911
 Bougainvillia dinema Greene, 1857 (synonym)
 Bougainvillia flavida Hartlaub, 1887 (synonym (in part also with B. pyramidata))
 Bougainvillia xantha Hartlaub, 1897 (synonym)
 Hippocrene britannica Forbes, 1841 (basionym)
 Margelis zygonema Haeckel, 1880 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, 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. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Russell, F.S., 1953. The medusae of the British Isles. Anthomedusae, Leptomedusae, Limnomedusae, Trachymedusae and Narcomedusae. : 1-530, pls. 1-35. [details]

additional source: Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]

redescription: Schuchert, P. 2007. The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. Revue suisse de Zoologie 114: 195-396 [details]

from synonym: Leloup, E. (1934). Note sur les hydropolypes de la rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer (France) [Note on the hydropolyps of the sea basin of Villifranche-sur-Mer (France)]. Bull. Mus. royal d'Hist. Nat. Belg./Med. Kon. Natuurhist. Mus. Belg. 10(31): 1-18 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Edwards, C., 1966. The hydroid and the medusa Bougainvillia principis, and a review of the British species of Bougainvillia. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K. 46 1: 129-152. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Hartlaub, C., 1911. XII. Craspedote Medusen. I. Teil. 2 Lief.: Familie III Margelidae. Nord. Plankton 6 : 137-235. [details] [view taxon]

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Variety Bougainvillia britannica var. coeca Hartlaub, 1911 accepted as Bougainvillia britannica (Forbes, 1841)
Environment marine
Distribution Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
British Isles [details]
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Mediterranean Sea (not certain) [details]
Villefranche-Sur-Mer (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Wimereux (not certain) [details]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To PESI
To ITIS
Notes  Diagnosis: Medusa jelly thick; no peduncle, basal trunk of oral tentacles long, ocelli crescentic or oval, often appearing almost linear in oral view, situated adaxially on bases of tentacles, not on bulbs, 12-17 tentacles per bulb, oral tentacles branch 4-5 times; polyp stolonal or sparingly branched, long pedicels, medusae buds in clusters on branched stalks, young medusa with very narrow subumbrella. [details]

Distribution: The Mediterranean records are improbable to erroneous [details]

Spelling: In Müller (2004) is mentioned as B. brittanica [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117321
Taxonomic
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  Citation: Hydrozoa (2013). Bougainvillia britannica (Forbes, 1841). In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117321 on 2013-05-25