WoRMS taxon details
Clytia gracilis (M. Sars, 1851)
117367 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117367)
accepted
Species
Campanularia attenuata Calkins, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Campanularia pelagica Van Breemen, 1905 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia (Platypyxis) cylindrica Agassiz, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia attenuata (Calkins, 1899) · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia cylindrica Agassiz, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clytia pelagica (Van Breemen, 1905) · unaccepted (synonym)
Gonothyraea gracilis (M. Sars, 1851) · unaccepted (unaccepted genus combination)
Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1851 · unaccepted (basionym)
Laomedea gracilis var. pelagica (van Breemen, 1905) · unaccepted (synonym)
Laomedea pelagica (van Breeman, 1905) · unaccepted > superseded combination (unaccepted combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1851) Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 138 [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Clytia gracilis (M. Sars, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117367 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1851) Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Campanularia pelagica Van Breemen, 1905) Van Breemen, P.J., 1905. Plankton van Noord- en Zuiderzee. Tijdschr. ned. dierk. Vereen. -29 : 145-324., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/tijdschriftderne29nede#page/145/mode/1up
page(s): 205, fig. 18. [details]
original description (of Clytia cylindrica Agassiz, 1862) Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 306 [details]
original description (of Campanularia attenuata Calkins, 1899) Calkins, G.N., 1899. Some Hydroids from Puget Sound. Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 28 13: 333-367.
page(s): 350, pl. 2 figs 9 & 9A-C, pl. 6 fig. 9d [details]
original description (of Clytia (Platypyxis) cylindrica Agassiz, 1862) Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 306, figs 41-44, pl. 27 figs 8-9 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Campanularia pelagica Van Breemen, 1905) Van Breemen, P.J., 1905. Plankton van Noord- en Zuiderzee. Tijdschr. ned. dierk. Vereen. -29 : 145-324., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/tijdschriftderne29nede#page/145/mode/1up
page(s): 205, fig. 18. [details]
original description (of Clytia cylindrica Agassiz, 1862) Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 306 [details]
original description (of Campanularia attenuata Calkins, 1899) Calkins, G.N., 1899. Some Hydroids from Puget Sound. Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 28 13: 333-367.
page(s): 350, pl. 2 figs 9 & 9A-C, pl. 6 fig. 9d [details]
original description (of Clytia (Platypyxis) cylindrica Agassiz, 1862) Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 306, figs 41-44, pl. 27 figs 8-9 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cornelius, P. F. S. (1995). North-West European Thecate Hydroids and their Medusae.Part 2. Sertulariidae to Campanulariidae. <em>In: R.S.K. Barnes & J.H. Crothers, eds, Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series). The Linn. Soc. London and Est. Coas. Sci. Ass. - Field Studies Council.</em> 50 : i-vii, 1-386. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 246 [details]
page(s): 246 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Calder D.R. (1991). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda: the Thecatae, exclusive of Plumularioidea. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 154: 1-140. [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Day, John H.; Morgans, J.F.C. (1956). The Ecology of South African estuaries. Part 7. The Biology of Durban Bay. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 13(3): 259-312, plate IV. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Calder D.R. (1991). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda: the Thecatae, exclusive of Plumularioidea. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 154: 1-140.
page(s): 54-57, 58, 59, 60, 67, 68, 75, 135 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source 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]
context source (Bermuda) Calder D.R. (1991). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda: the Thecatae, exclusive of Plumularioidea. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 154: 1-140. [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Calder, D. (2003). Checklist of Hydroids, hydromedusae and siphonophores reported from the Bay of Fundy. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Day, John H.; Morgans, J.F.C. (1956). The Ecology of South African estuaries. Part 7. The Biology of Durban Bay. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 13(3): 259-312, plate IV. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Calder D.R. (1991). Shallow-water hydroids of Bermuda: the Thecatae, exclusive of Plumularioidea. <em>Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions.</em> 154: 1-140.
page(s): 54-57, 58, 59, 60, 67, 68, 75, 135 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source 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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Biology colonial [details]
To Barcode of Life (54 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Laomedea pelagica (van Breeman, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clytia pelagica (Van Breemen, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Clytia attenuata (Calkins, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Clytia cylindrica Agassiz, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Campanularia pelagica Van Breemen, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clytia gracilis)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Clytia attenuata (Calkins, 1899))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (23 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (24 records) (from synonym Clytia cylindrica Agassiz, 1862)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Laomedea pelagica (van Breeman, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clytia pelagica (Van Breemen, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Clytia attenuata (Calkins, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Clytia cylindrica Agassiz, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Campanularia pelagica Van Breemen, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clytia gracilis)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Clytia attenuata (Calkins, 1899))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (23 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (24 records) (from synonym Clytia cylindrica Agassiz, 1862)
To ITIS
