Marine Species Traits - Pleurobrachia Fleming, 1822

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Pleurobrachia Fleming, 1822

Pleurobrachia

AphiaID

106346 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106346)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pleurobrachia pileus (O. F. Müller, 1776) (type by monotypy)

Type taxon of

Pleurobrachiidae Chun, 1880

Parent

Cydippidae Gegenbaur, 1856

Original name

Pleurobrachia Fleming, 1822

Synonymised names

Cydippe Eschscholtz, 1829 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Moseria Ghigi, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (based on assignment of type species)

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Species Pleurobrachia bachei A. Agassiz, in L. Agassiz, 1860
Species Pleurobrachia brunnea Mayer, 1912
Species Pleurobrachia cyanea (Chun, 1889)
Species Pleurobrachia globosa Moser, 1903
Species Pleurobrachia pigmentata Moser, 1903
Species Pleurobrachia pileus (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Species Pleurobrachia rhodopis Chun, 1879
Species Pleurobrachia striata Moser, 1908
Species Pleurobrachia arctica Wagner, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Pleurobrachia australis (Benham, 1907) accepted as Hormiphora australis (Benham, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 612 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Pleurobrachia Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106346 on 2026-08-03

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Pleurobrachia Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106346 on 2026-08-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2023-09-13 22:57:41Z

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Paulay, Gustav

2024-01-03 10:20:43Z

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Paulay, Gustav

2024-01-03 21:31:11Z

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Paulay, Gustav

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original description Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=5063
page(s): 612 [details]

original description (of Cydippe Eschscholtz, 1829) 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): 23 [details]

original description (of Moseria Ghigi, 1909) Ghigi, A. (1909). Raccolte planctoniche fatte dalla R. Nave “Liguria” nel viaggio di circonnavigazione del 1903–1905. I. Ctenofori. Pubblicazioni del R. Instituto di Studi Superiori Practici e di Perfeziona-mento in Firenze Sezione di Scienze Fisiche e Naturali 2: 1-24, pl. 1.
page(s): 10-11 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Ctenophora. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 122-123. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Liley, R. (1958). Ctenophora. Replaced by sheet no. 146. Fiches d'identification du zooplancton, 82. ICES: Copenhagen, Denmark. 5 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Mills, C. E. (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. [Internet]., available online at http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html [details]