WoRMS name details

Desmostoma gracile Vanhöffen, 1888

original image from Vanhöffen (1888)
original image from Vanhöffen (1888)

1394474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1394474)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Medusozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Scyphozoa (Class)
  6. Discomedusae (Subclass)
  7. Rhizostomeae (Order)
  8. Kolpophorae (Suborder)
  9. Krykomyaria (Infraorder)
  10. Mastigiidae (Family)
  11. Desmostoma (Genus)
  12. Desmostoma gracile (Species)
 unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Vanhöffen, E. (1888). Untersuchungen über semäostome und rhizostome Medusen. <em>Bibliotheca Zoologica.</em> 1: 1-52.
page(s): 35-36, pl. IV (figs 5-7) [details] 
Holotype  ZIUK 9607, geounit Assab  
Holotype ZIUK 9607, geounit Assab [details]
, Type locality contained in Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
WoRMS (2026). Desmostoma gracile Vanhöffen, 1888. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394474 on 2026-07-15
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2019-12-26 17:40:50Z
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Morandini, André C.

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Nomenclature

original description Vanhöffen, E. (1888). Untersuchungen über semäostome und rhizostome Medusen. <em>Bibliotheca Zoologica.</em> 1: 1-52.
page(s): 35-36, pl. IV (figs 5-7) [details] 

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

Holotype ZIUK 9607, geounit Assab [details]
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