WoRMS name details
Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907
292596 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292596)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Clytia tottoni (Leloup, 1935) · unaccepted (objective synonym)
Laomedea tottoni Leloup, 1935 · unaccepted (objective synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Congdon, E. D. 1907. The hydroids of Bermuda. - Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 42: 463-485., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8868109
page(s): 470, fig. 13 [details]
page(s): 470, fig. 13 [details]
Taxonomic remark Laomedea tottoni is an objective synonym of Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907 by the nomenclatural act of Leloup (1935c). As a...
Taxonomic remark Laomedea tottoni is an objective synonym of Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907 by the nomenclatural act of Leloup (1935c). As a name it is unnecessary because the secondary homonymy created by Leloup (1935) does not exist anymore.
Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907 and thus also Laomedea tottoni has been regarded as a synonym of Clytia linearis (e. g. Calder, 1991). [details]
Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907 and thus also Laomedea tottoni has been regarded as a synonym of Clytia linearis (e. g. Calder, 1991). [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292596 on 2026-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Congdon, E. D. 1907. The hydroids of Bermuda. - Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 42: 463-485., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8868109
page(s): 470, fig. 13 [details]
page(s): 470, fig. 13 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Laomedea tottoni is an objective synonym of Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907 by the nomenclatural act of Leloup (1935c). As a name it is unnecessary because the secondary homonymy created by Leloup (1935) does not exist anymore.Clytia fragilis Congdon, 1907 and thus also Laomedea tottoni has been regarded as a synonym of Clytia linearis (e. g. Calder, 1991). [details]
