WoRMS name details
Polyxenia Eschscholtz, 1829
889541 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:889541)
uncertain > nomen dubium (not in use)
Genus
- Species Polyxenia alderi Forbes, 1848 accepted as Cunissa alderi (Forbes, 1848) (species inquirenda)
- Species Polyxenia cyanostylis Eschscholtz, 1829 accepted as Pegantha cyanostylis (Eschscholtz, 1829) (basionym)
- Species Polyxenia leucostyla Will, 1844 accepted as Solmaris leucostyla (Will, 1844) (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Polyxenia Eschscholtz, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889541 on 2025-05-08
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Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047 [details]
basis of record Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 118 [details]
basis of record Eschscholtz, F. (1829). System der Acalephen. Eine ausführliche Beschreibung aller medusenartigen Strahltiere. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin, pp. 1-190, 116 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665047
page(s): 118 [details]
