WoRMS name details
Galetta turgida (Gegenbaur, 1854)
986655 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:986655)
unaccepted (superseded combination)
Species
Galetta Stechow, 1921 accepted as Sulculeolaria Blainville, 1830
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Diphyes turgida Gegenbaur, 1854) Gegenbaur, C. 1854c. Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der Schwimmpolypen (Siphonophoren). - Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 5: 285-344, pl. 16-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14279854
page(s): 344 [details]
page(s): 344 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Galetta turgida (Gegenbaur, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986655 on 2026-04-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diphyes turgida Gegenbaur, 1854) Gegenbaur, C. 1854c. Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der Schwimmpolypen (Siphonophoren). - Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 5: 285-344, pl. 16-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14279854
page(s): 344 [details]
basis of record Totton A.K. (1932). Siphonophora. <em>Scientific Reports. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928 1929.</em> 4: 317 - 374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516977
page(s): 345 [details]
page(s): 344 [details]
basis of record Totton A.K. (1932). Siphonophora. <em>Scientific Reports. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928 1929.</em> 4: 317 - 374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516977
page(s): 345 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 107 [details]
page(s): 107 [details]
