Deep-Sea taxon details
Geryoniidae Eschscholtz, 1829
16843 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:16843)
accepted
Family
- Genus Geryonia Péron & Lesueur, 1810
- Genus Liriope Lesson, 1843
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) 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): 86 [details]
page(s): 86 [details]
Taxonomic remark The Geryoniidae belong to the Limnomedusae according to a molecular phylogeny published by Collins et al. (2008) and...
Taxonomic remark The Geryoniidae belong to the Limnomedusae according to a molecular phylogeny published by Collins et al. (2008) and Bentlage et al. (2018). [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Geryoniidae Eschscholtz, 1829. 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=16843 on 2025-05-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Geryoniidae Eschscholtz, 1829. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=16843 on 2025-05-10
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description
(of ) 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): 86 [details]
taxonomy source Bentlage, B.; Osborn, K. J.; Lindsay, D. J.; Hopcroft, R. R.; Raskoff, K. A.; Collins, A. G. (2018). Loss of metagenesis and evolution of a parasitic life style in a group of open-ocean jellyfish. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 124: 50-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.030
page(s): 53; note: transfer to Limnomedusae [details] Available for editors
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): 86 [details]
taxonomy source Bentlage, B.; Osborn, K. J.; Lindsay, D. J.; Hopcroft, R. R.; Raskoff, K. A.; Collins, A. G. (2018). Loss of metagenesis and evolution of a parasitic life style in a group of open-ocean jellyfish. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 124: 50-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.030
page(s): 53; note: transfer to Limnomedusae [details] Available for editors
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 Trachylinae medusae with gastric peduncle; usually four radial canals, sometimes more; with centripetal canals; gonads flat cushions on radial canals; two kinds of marginal tentacles, solid and hollow; statocysts enclosed in mesogloea.No polyp stage. [details]
Taxonomic remark The Geryoniidae belong to the Limnomedusae according to a molecular phylogeny published by Collins et al. (2008) and Bentlage et al. (2018). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オオカラカサクラゲ科 | [details] |
