WoRMS taxon details
Merga reesi Russell, 1956
117793 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117793)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Russell, F. S. (1956). On two new medusae, Merga reesi n. sp. and Tiaropsidium atlanticum n. sp. <em>J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K.</em> 35: 493-498.
page(s): 493, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 493, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Bay of Biscay
type locality contained in Bay of Biscay [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Merga reesi Russell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117793 on 2025-04-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Russell, F. S. (1956). On two new medusae, Merga reesi n. sp. and Tiaropsidium atlanticum n. sp. <em>J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K.</em> 35: 493-498.
page(s): 493, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 493, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 114: 195-396.
page(s): 852, fig. 67; note: redescription, but incorrect type locality coordinates (E instead of W) [details]
page(s): 852, fig. 67; note: redescription, but incorrect type locality coordinates (E instead of W) [details]
Other
additional source
Navas-Pereira, D. & Vannucci, M. (1991). The Hydromedusae and water masses of the Indian Ocean. <em>Bolm Inst. Oceanogr.</em> 39(1): 25-60. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Biology colonial, free medusae [details]
