WoRMS name details
Stephanoscyphus Allman, 1874
152211 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152211)
unaccepted (Polyp form that gives rise to medusae of Atorella, Nausithoe and Linuche)
Genus
- Species Stephanoscyphus allmani Kirkpatrick, 1890 accepted as Stephanoscyphistoma allmani (Kirkpatrick, 1890)
- Species Stephanoscyphus bianconis Thiel, 1936 accepted as Stephanoscyphistoma bianconis (Thiel, 1936) (synonym)
- Species Stephanoscyphus corniformis Komai, 1936 accepted as Stephanoscyphistoma corniformis (Komai, 1936) (synonym)
- Species Stephanoscyphus eumedusoides Werner, 1974 accepted as Nausithoe eumedusoides (Werner, 1974) (synonym)
- Species Stephanoscyphus komaii Leloup, 1937 accepted as Stephanoscyphistoma komaii (Leloup, 1937) accepted as Linuche draco (Haeckel, 1880) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, synonym)
- Species Stephanoscyphus mirabilis Allman, 1874 accepted as Nausithoe punctata Kölliker, 1853
- Species Stephanoscyphus planulophorus Werner, 1971 accepted as Nausithoe planulophora (Werner, 1971) (synonym)
- Species Stephanoscyphus racemosus Komai, 1936 accepted as Nausithoe racemosa (Komai, 1936) (synonym)
- Species Stephanoscyphus sibogae Leloup, 1937 accepted as Atorella sibogae (Leloup, 1937) (synonym)
- Species Stephanoscyphus simplex Kirkpatrick, 1890 accepted as Nausithoe simplex (Kirkpatrick, 1890)
- Species Stephanoscyphus striatus Vanhöffen, 1910 accepted as Nausithoe striata (Vanhöffen, 1910) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Allman, P. (1874). III. On the Structure and Systematic Position of Stephanoscyphus mirabilis, the Type of a new Order of Hydrozoa. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series: Zoology.</em> 1(1): 61-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1875.tb00434.x
page(s): 65 [details]
page(s): 65 [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C.; Cartwright, P. (2026). World List of Scyphozoa. Stephanoscyphus Allman, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152211 on 2026-01-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Allman, P. (1874). III. On the Structure and Systematic Position of Stephanoscyphus mirabilis, the Type of a new Order of Hydrozoa. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series: Zoology.</em> 1(1): 61-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1875.tb00434.x
page(s): 65 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 65 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
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