Deep-Sea taxon details
Limnomedusae
- Family Geryoniidae Eschscholtz, 1829
- Family Monobrachiidae Mereschkowsky, 1877
- Family Olindiidae Haeckel, 1879
- Family Olindiasidae Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Olindiidae Haeckel, 1879 (incorrect name formation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kramp, P. L. (1938). Die Meduse von Ostroumovia inkermanica (Pal. Ostr.) und die systematische Stellung der Olindiiden. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 122: 103-108.
page(s): 107 [details]
page(s): 107 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Limnomedusae. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1370 on 2025-06-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Limnomedusae. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1370 on 2025-06-05
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Kramp, P. L. (1938). Die Meduse von Ostroumovia inkermanica (Pal. Ostr.) und die systematische Stellung der Olindiiden. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 122: 103-108.
page(s): 107 [details]
basis of record Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 107 [details]
basis of record Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Medusa mostly with 4 or 6 complete radial canals, often also with incomplete centripetal canals not reaching manubrium; with or without marginal nematocyst ring; gonads along radial canals or exceptionally on manubrium (Armorhydra and Limnocnida); marginal tentacles peripheral, hollow, without true basal bulb, marginal sense organs as internal enclosed statocysts; no ocelli; exceptionally reduced medusoids (Monobrachium).Hydroid stage either absent (Geryoniidae) or small, simple, mostly solitary, some forming colonies; sessile; with or without tentacles; without theca but having a mucoprotein periderm, cysts and stolons can be covered by perisarc.
Some species also in freshwater.
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| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 淡水クラゲ目 | [details] |
