Hydrozoa name details
Hippopodius serratus Moser, 1925
196646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196646)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):.</em> 1-541, pls 1-33.
page(s): 420, pls 27-28 [details] Available for editors
Moser F. (1915a). Die geographische Verbreitung und das Entwicklungszentrum der Röhrenquallen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 6: 203-219., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609429
page(s): 212; note: nomen nudum ? [details]
page(s): 420, pls 27-28 [details] Available for editors
Moser F. (1915a). Die geographische Verbreitung und das Entwicklungszentrum der Röhrenquallen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 6: 203-219., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609429
page(s): 212; note: nomen nudum ? [details]
Nomenclature Moser's account on the siphonophores of the German South-Polar Expedition, in which she formally introduced the new species...
Nomenclature Moser's account on the siphonophores of the German South-Polar Expedition, in which she formally introduced the new species name Hippopodius serratus, was submitted likely already in 1914, but its publication was delayed until 1925 due to World War I.
Unfortunately, Moser already used the name in two papers published in 1915. In her publication of 1915a she refers to her material of the German South-Polar Expedition, but also concludes that the species had been misidentified by Bigelow (1913) as Vogtia pentacantha. However, she does not explicitely state that her Hippopodius serratus is a new name for Bigelow's misidentified material.
It is thus unclear if Moser (1915a) made the name available or if it should be considered a nomen nudum.
For the time being, it seems preferable to use Moser’s 1925 monograph as original publication date of the name as it was intended to be so by the author.
This agrees also with the usage in Totton (1965).
[details]
Unfortunately, Moser already used the name in two papers published in 1915. In her publication of 1915a she refers to her material of the German South-Polar Expedition, but also concludes that the species had been misidentified by Bigelow (1913) as Vogtia pentacantha. However, she does not explicitely state that her Hippopodius serratus is a new name for Bigelow's misidentified material.
It is thus unclear if Moser (1915a) made the name available or if it should be considered a nomen nudum.
For the time being, it seems preferable to use Moser’s 1925 monograph as original publication date of the name as it was intended to be so by the author.
This agrees also with the usage in Totton (1965).
[details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Hippopodius serratus Moser, 1925. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196646 on 2025-11-15
Date
action
by
original description
Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):.</em> 1-541, pls 1-33.
page(s): 420, pls 27-28 [details] Available for editors
additional source Moser F. (1915b). Neue Beobachtungen über Siphonophoren. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 1915: 652-660., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29123191
page(s): 653; note: nomen nudum ? [details]
original description (unavailable nomenclaturally) Moser F. (1915a). Die geographische Verbreitung und das Entwicklungszentrum der Röhrenquallen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 6: 203-219., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609429
page(s): 212; note: nomen nudum ? [details]
page(s): 420, pls 27-28 [details] Available for editors
additional source Moser F. (1915b). Neue Beobachtungen über Siphonophoren. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 1915: 652-660., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29123191
page(s): 653; note: nomen nudum ? [details]
original description (unavailable nomenclaturally) Moser F. (1915a). Die geographische Verbreitung und das Entwicklungszentrum der Röhrenquallen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 6: 203-219., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43609429
page(s): 212; note: nomen nudum ? [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Moser's account on the siphonophores of the German South-Polar Expedition, in which she formally introduced the new species name Hippopodius serratus, was submitted likely already in 1914, but its publication was delayed until 1925 due to World War I.Unfortunately, Moser already used the name in two papers published in 1915. In her publication of 1915a she refers to her material of the German South-Polar Expedition, but also concludes that the species had been misidentified by Bigelow (1913) as Vogtia pentacantha. However, she does not explicitely state that her Hippopodius serratus is a new name for Bigelow's misidentified material.
It is thus unclear if Moser (1915a) made the name available or if it should be considered a nomen nudum.
For the time being, it seems preferable to use Moser’s 1925 monograph as original publication date of the name as it was intended to be so by the author.
This agrees also with the usage in Totton (1965).
[details]