WoRMS name details

Melicertum penicillatum Eschscholtz, 1829

732918  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:732918)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Medusozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hydrozoa (Class)
  6. Hydroidolina (Subclass)
  7. Leptothecata (Order)
  8. Melicertidae (Family)
  9. Melicertum (Genus)
  10. Melicertum penicillatum (Species)
 unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 106, pl. 8 fig. 4 [details] 
Type locality contained in Northern California  
type locality contained in Northern California [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Melicertum penicillatum Eschscholtz, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732918 on 2025-05-02
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2013-06-28 06:10:36Z
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Schuchert, Peter
2024-12-29 15:34:22Z
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Schuchert, Peter

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Nomenclature

original description Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 106, pl. 8 fig. 4 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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