WoRMS taxon details
Sphaeronectes fragilis Carré, 1968
135475 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135475)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carré C. (1968c). Sphaeronectes fragilis n. sp., une nouvelle espèce de Siphonophores Calycophore mèditerranéen. <em>Bull. Inst. océanogr. Monaco.</em> 67: 1-9.
page(s): 1, pl.1 figs A-B, p.2 figs A-B [details]
page(s): 1, pl.1 figs A-B, p.2 figs A-B [details]
Type locality contained in Villefranche Bay
type locality contained in Villefranche Bay [details]
Distribution Bouillon et al 2004
Distribution Bouillon et al 2004 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Sphaeronectes fragilis Carré, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135475 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Carré C. (1968c). Sphaeronectes fragilis n. sp., une nouvelle espèce de Siphonophores Calycophore mèditerranéen. <em>Bull. Inst. océanogr. Monaco.</em> 67: 1-9.
page(s): 1, pl.1 figs A-B, p.2 figs A-B [details]
page(s): 1, pl.1 figs A-B, p.2 figs A-B [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Pugh, P. R. 2009. A review of the family Sphaeronectidae (class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophora), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 2147: 1-48., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/1/zt02147p048.pdf
page(s): 20, 25, 41, 48, fig 16 (part) [details]
page(s): 20, 25, 41, 48, fig 16 (part) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Pugh, P. R. 2009. A review of the family Sphaeronectidae (class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophora), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 2147: 1-48., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/1/zt02147p048.pdf [details]
ecology source Lindsay, D.J., Grossmann, M., and Minemizu, R. 2011. Sphaeronectes pagesi sp. nov., a new species of sphaeronectid calycophoran siphonophore from Japan, with the first record of S. fragilis Carré 1968 from the North Pacific Ocean and observations on related species. Plankton and Benthos Research 6(2): 101–107., available online at https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.6.101 [details]
ecology source Lindsay, D.J., Grossmann, M., and Minemizu, R. 2011. Sphaeronectes pagesi sp. nov., a new species of sphaeronectid calycophoran siphonophore from Japan, with the first record of S. fragilis Carré 1968 from the North Pacific Ocean and observations on related species. Plankton and Benthos Research 6(2): 101–107., available online at https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.6.101 [details]
Other
additional source
Lindsay, D.J., Grossmann, M., and Minemizu, R. 2011. Sphaeronectes pagesi sp. nov., a new species of sphaeronectid calycophoran siphonophore from Japan, with the first record of S. fragilis Carré 1968 from the North Pacific Ocean and observations on related species. Plankton and Benthos Research 6(2): 101–107., available online at https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.6.101
page(s): 104, fig. 4, 5A [details]
additional source Palma, S.G. & S.G. Rosales, 1995. Composition, distribution and seasonal abundance of macroplankton in Valparaìso Bay. Invest. Mar., Valparaìso 23 : 49-66.
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 104, fig. 4, 5A [details]
additional source Palma, S.G. & S.G. Rosales, 1995. Composition, distribution and seasonal abundance of macroplankton in Valparaìso Bay. Invest. Mar., Valparaìso 23 : 49-66.
page(s): 54 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Bouillon et al 2004 [details]Unreviewed
Habitat epipelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤワラフウリンクラゲ | [details] |
