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Turritopsis dohrnii (Weismann, 1883)

151801  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151801)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Weismann, A. 1883. Die Entstehung der Sexualzellen bei den Hydromedusen. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Baues und der Lebenserscheinungen dieser Gruppe. Gustav Fischer, Jena, pp. i-xiii, 1-295, pls 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9646925
page(s): 26 [details] OpenAccess publication
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Turritopsis dohrnii (Weismann, 1883). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php/api-docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151801 on 2026-04-22
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Turritopsis dohrnii (Weismann, 1883). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151801 on 2026-04-22
Date
action
by
2005-04-07 08:53:48Z
created
2006-06-09 06:52:33Z
checked
2014-05-27 13:28:58Z
changed
2016-03-09 06:38:48Z
changed
2018-02-12 06:29:17Z
changed

original description (of ) Weismann, A. 1883. Die Entstehung der Sexualzellen bei den Hydromedusen. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Baues und der Lebenserscheinungen dieser Gruppe. Gustav Fischer, Jena, pp. i-xiii, 1-295, pls 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9646925
page(s): 26 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details] 

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Leloup, E. (1934). Note sur les hydropolypes de la rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer (France) [Note on the hydropolyps of the sea basin of Villifranche-sur-Mer (France)]. <em>Bull. Mus. royal d'Hist. Nat. Belg./Med. Kon. Natuurhist. Mus. Belg.</em> 10(31): 1-18. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Schuchert, P. (2004). Revision of the European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): families Oceanidae and Pachycordylidae. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 111 2: 315-369., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.80242
page(s): 330 [details] OpenAccess publication

redescription Martell, L.; Piraino, S.; Gravili, C.; Boero, F. (2016). Life cycle, morphology and medusa ontogenesis of Turritopsis dohrnii(Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 1-10., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2016.1203034 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : In Panama Bay, Panama this was one of the seven most abundant hydromedusan taxa (Miglietta et al. 2008). [details]

Introduced species remark Japanese part of the Philippine Sea (Marine Region): No impacts have been reported from introduced populations. [details]

Introduced species remark Panamanian part of the Caribbean Sea (Marine Region) : No impacts have been reported from introduced populations. [details]

Introduced species remark In United States part of the Gulf of Mexico (Marine Region) : No impacts have been reported from introduced populations. [details]
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