WoRMS taxon details
Merga apicirubellus Xu, Huang, Lin, Guo & Wang, 2014
878217 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:878217)
accepted
Species
Janiopsis macrobulbosa Xu, Huang & Guo, 2009 · unaccepted (basionym)
Merga macrobulbosa (Xu, Huang & Guo, 2009) · unaccepted (secondary homonym of Merga...)
secondary homonym of Merga macrobulbosa Xu, Huang & Chen, 1991
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Xu Zhen-Zu,Huang Jia-Qi, Lin Mao, Guo Dong-hui, Wang Chun-guang. (2014). The superclass Hydrozoa of the Phylum Cnidaria in China. <em>China Ocean Press, Bejing.</em> vol. 1, pp. 1-456, vol. 2, pp. 495-945.
page(s): 319, fig. 182 [details]
page(s): 319, fig. 182 [details]
Taxonomic remark New name for Janiopsis macrobulbosa Xu, Huang & Guo, 2009b after transfer to genus Merga.
Correct spelling may be Merga...
Correct spelling may be Merga...
Taxonomic remark New name for Janiopsis macrobulbosa Xu, Huang & Guo, 2009b after transfer to genus Merga.
Correct spelling may be Merga apicirubella, but meaning and etymology of the name Merga is not given by Hartlaub (2014). Merga is a feminine Latin noun, meaning "two-pronged fork". [details]
Correct spelling may be Merga apicirubella, but meaning and etymology of the name Merga is not given by Hartlaub (2014). Merga is a feminine Latin noun, meaning "two-pronged fork". [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Merga apicirubellus Xu, Huang, Lin, Guo & Wang, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878217 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Xu Zhen-Zu,Huang Jia-Qi, Lin Mao, Guo Dong-hui, Wang Chun-guang. (2014). The superclass Hydrozoa of the Phylum Cnidaria in China. <em>China Ocean Press, Bejing.</em> vol. 1, pp. 1-456, vol. 2, pp. 495-945.
page(s): 319, fig. 182 [details]
original description (of Janiopsis macrobulbosa Xu, Huang & Guo, 2009) Xu Z. Z., Huang J. Q. , Lin M., Guo D. H. 2009b. Study on genus Janiopsis from the Taiwan Strait and its adjacent Waters, China (Filifera, Pandeidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 34 (4): 847 - 853.
page(s): 53, figs 4-5, 15-16 [details]
page(s): 319, fig. 182 [details]
original description (of Janiopsis macrobulbosa Xu, Huang & Guo, 2009) Xu Z. Z., Huang J. Q. , Lin M., Guo D. H. 2009b. Study on genus Janiopsis from the Taiwan Strait and its adjacent Waters, China (Filifera, Pandeidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 34 (4): 847 - 853.
page(s): 53, figs 4-5, 15-16 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark New name for Janiopsis macrobulbosa Xu, Huang & Guo, 2009b after transfer to genus Merga.Correct spelling may be Merga apicirubella, but meaning and etymology of the name Merga is not given by Hartlaub (2014). Merga is a feminine Latin noun, meaning "two-pronged fork". [details]
