WoRMS taxon details
Mastigias Agassiz, 1862
Desmostoma Vanhöffen, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Mastigias albipunctata Stiasny, 1920
- Species Mastigias andersoni Stiasny, 1926
- Species Mastigias gracilis (Vanhöffen, 1888)
- Species Mastigias ocellatus (Modeer, 1791)
- Species Mastigias pantherina Haeckel, 1880
- Species Mastigias papua (Lesson, 1830)
- Species Mastigias roseus (Reynaud, 1830)
- Species Mastigias sidereus Chun, 1896
- Species Mastigias ocellata Haeckel (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Mastigias orsini Vanhöffen, 1888 accepted as Crambionella orsini (Vanhöffen, 1888) (synonym)
- Species Mastigias physophora Kishinouye, 1895 accepted as Mastigias papua (Lesson, 1830) (synonym)
- Species Mastigias scintillae Moreira, 1961 accepted as Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (synonym)
- Species Mastigias albipunctatus Stiasny, 1920 represented as Mastigias albipunctata Stiasny, 1920 (subsequent misspelling)
- Species Mastigias siderea Chun, 1896 represented as Mastigias sidereus Chun, 1896 (species name changed to agree with generic name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 152 [details]
page(s): 152 [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2026). World List of Scyphozoa. Mastigias Agassiz, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206018 on 2026-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Desmostoma Vanhöffen, 1888) Vanhöffen, E. (1888). Untersuchungen über semäostome und rhizostome Medusen. <em>Bibliotheca Zoologica.</em> 1: 1-52.
page(s): 35 [details]
basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
page(s): 152 [details]
original description (of Desmostoma Vanhöffen, 1888) Vanhöffen, E. (1888). Untersuchungen über semäostome und rhizostome Medusen. <em>Bibliotheca Zoologica.</em> 1: 1-52.
page(s): 35 [details]
basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Other
additional source
Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
page(s): 510 [details]
page(s): 510 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タコクラゲ属 | [details] |
