WoRMS taxon details
Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880
117767 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117767)
accepted
Species
Craspedacusta kawaii (Oka, 1907) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Craspedacusta kuoi Shieh & Wang, 1959 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Craspedacusta sowerbii yongkangensis Wang & Xu, 2004 · unaccepted (synonym)
Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, 1880 · unaccepted (spelling error)
Limnocodium kawaii Oka, 1907 · unaccepted (synonym)
Limnocodium victoria Allman, 1880 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Microhydra germanica Roch, 1924 · unaccepted (synonym)
Microhydra ryderi Potts, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Craspedacusta sowerbii yongkangensis Wang & Xu, 2004 accepted as Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 (synonym)
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Lankester, E.R. (1880). On a new jelly-fish of the order Trachomedusae, living in fresh water. <em>Nature, Lond.</em> 22 : 147-148, 190-191, 241., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nature221880lock#page/147/mode/1up
page(s): 148; note: availability of name: 17.06.1880 [details]
page(s): 148; note: availability of name: 17.06.1880 [details]
Note Tank in water-lily glasshouse, Regents Park,...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Tank in water-lily glasshouse, Regents Park, London, England [details]
Distribution Circumglobal in warm and temperate freshwater bodies
Distribution Circumglobal in warm and temperate freshwater bodies [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117767 on 2024-05-10
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original description
Lankester, E.R. (1880). On a new jelly-fish of the order Trachomedusae, living in fresh water. <em>Nature, Lond.</em> 22 : 147-148, 190-191, 241., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nature221880lock#page/147/mode/1up
page(s): 148; note: availability of name: 17.06.1880 [details]
original description (of Microhydra ryderi Potts, 1885) Potts, E., 1885. Microhydra ryderi. Science, N.Y., n. ser. 5 123, suppl.: 5. [details]
original description (of Craspedacusta kuoi Shieh & Wang, 1959) Shieh J.C.C., Wang Y.H.M. (1959). On a freshwater medusa from Taiwan. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum.</em> 12: 3-4. [details]
original description (of Limnocodium victoria Allman, 1880) Allman, G.J., 1880. On Limnocodium victoria, a new hydroid medusa of fresh water. Nature, Lond. 22 : 178-179.
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Limnocodium kawaii Oka, 1907) Oka A. (1907). Eine neue Süsswassermeduse aus China. <em>Annotationes zoologicae Japonenses.</em> 6: 219-227, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44258401
page(s): 219, pl. 8 [details]
original description (of Microhydra germanica Roch, 1924) Roch, F. (1924). Microhydra germanica, eine neue Süsswassermeduse. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 58: 131-136. [details]
original description (of Craspedacusta sowerbii yongkangensis Wang & Xu, 2004) Wang, D. l., Lin, S. z., Xu, S. l. and Zhu, X. d. (2004). A new subspecies of freshwater medusa from Zhejiang. <em>Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University.</em> 13: 209-212.
page(s): 210, fig'd [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [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. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
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> pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
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status source Jankowski, T., 2001. The freshwater medusae of the world - a taxonomic and systematic literature study with some remarks on other inland water jellyfish. Hydrobiologia 462 : 91-113.
page(s): 95, figs 2-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 148; note: availability of name: 17.06.1880 [details]
original description (of Microhydra ryderi Potts, 1885) Potts, E., 1885. Microhydra ryderi. Science, N.Y., n. ser. 5 123, suppl.: 5. [details]
original description (of Craspedacusta kuoi Shieh & Wang, 1959) Shieh J.C.C., Wang Y.H.M. (1959). On a freshwater medusa from Taiwan. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum.</em> 12: 3-4. [details]
original description (of Limnocodium victoria Allman, 1880) Allman, G.J., 1880. On Limnocodium victoria, a new hydroid medusa of fresh water. Nature, Lond. 22 : 178-179.
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Limnocodium kawaii Oka, 1907) Oka A. (1907). Eine neue Süsswassermeduse aus China. <em>Annotationes zoologicae Japonenses.</em> 6: 219-227, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44258401
page(s): 219, pl. 8 [details]
original description (of Microhydra germanica Roch, 1924) Roch, F. (1924). Microhydra germanica, eine neue Süsswassermeduse. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 58: 131-136. [details]
original description (of Craspedacusta sowerbii yongkangensis Wang & Xu, 2004) Wang, D. l., Lin, S. z., Xu, S. l. and Zhu, X. d. (2004). A new subspecies of freshwater medusa from Zhejiang. <em>Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University.</em> 13: 209-212.
page(s): 210, fig'd [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [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. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
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> pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
[request] status source Jankowski, T., 2001. The freshwater medusae of the world - a taxonomic and systematic literature study with some remarks on other inland water jellyfish. Hydrobiologia 462 : 91-113.
page(s): 95, figs 2-4 [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Circumglobal in warm and temperate freshwater bodies [details]Type locality Tank in water-lily glasshouse, Regents Park, London, England [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zoetwaterkwalletje | [details] |
| English | Regent's Park medusafreshwater polypfresh-water jellyfishfreshwater jellyfish | [details] |
| German | ZwergpolypSüßwasserqualleSüßwassermeduse | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes) (from synonym Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, 1880)
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Microhydra ryderi Potts, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Craspedacusta kawaii (Oka, 1907))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (185 nucleotides; 296 proteins)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 42451 Craspedacusta sowerbyi aboral at 6x photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1216 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Craspedacusta sowerbyi Lankester, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Microhydra ryderi Potts, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Craspedacusta kawaii (Oka, 1907))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (185 nucleotides; 296 proteins)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 42451 Craspedacusta sowerbyi aboral at 6x photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1216 records)
To ITIS
