Marine Species Traits - Sphaerocoryne coccometra (Bigelow, 1909)

Traits taxon details

Sphaerocoryne coccometra (Bigelow, 1909)

AphiaID

292189 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292189)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Sphaerocoryne Pictet, 1893

Original name

Sarsia coccometra Bigelow, 1909

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Bigelow, H. B. (1909a). The Medusae. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross" from October, 1904, to March, 1905. XVI. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 37: 1-243, plates 1-48., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30084
page(s): 179, pl. 7 fig. 8, pl. 40 fig. 1, pl. 43 fig. 8-9 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Sphaerocoryne coccometra (Bigelow, 1909). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292189 on 2026-09-14

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Sphaerocoryne coccometra (Bigelow, 1909). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292189 on 2026-09-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-21 13:45:25Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2011-06-10 08:40:24Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description (of ) Bigelow, H. B. (1909a). The Medusae. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross" from October, 1904, to March, 1905. XVI. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 37: 1-243, plates 1-48., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30084
page(s): 179, pl. 7 fig. 8, pl. 40 fig. 1, pl. 43 fig. 8-9 [details]

additional source Petersen, K.W., 1990. Evolution and taxonomy in capitate hydroids and medusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Zool. Journ. Linn. Soc. 100 2: 101-231., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1990.tb01862.x
page(s): 213 [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

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Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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