WoRMS taxon details
Merga violacea (Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
221197 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221197)
accepted
Species
Mergintha lobiancoi Hartlaub, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899) Agassiz, A. and Mayer, A. G. 1899. Acalephs from the Fiji Islands. - Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College 32: 157-189, pls 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28879983
page(s): 160 [details]
page(s): 160 [details]
Type locality contained in Fiji Islands
type locality contained in Fiji Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Merga violacea (Agassiz & Mayer, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221197 on 2025-04-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899) Agassiz, A. and Mayer, A. G. 1899. Acalephs from the Fiji Islands. - Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College 32: 157-189, pls 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28879983
page(s): 160 [details]
original description (of Mergintha lobiancoi Hartlaub, 1914) Hartlaub C. (1914). Craspedote Medusen. Teil 1, Lieferung 3, Tiaridae. <em>Nordisches Plankton.</em> Vol. 6: 237-363.
page(s): 249, fig. 204 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 160 [details]
original description (of Mergintha lobiancoi Hartlaub, 1914) Hartlaub C. (1914). Craspedote Medusen. Teil 1, Lieferung 3, Tiaridae. <em>Nordisches Plankton.</em> Vol. 6: 237-363.
page(s): 249, fig. 204 [details]
basis of record 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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Schuchert P.; Collins R. (2021). Hydromedusae observed during night dives in the Gulf Stream. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 128(2): 237-356., available online at https://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0049
page(s): 247, Fig. 6A-E; note: life photos, type locality, status, 16S barcodes [details]
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): 355, fig. 69 [details]
page(s): 247, Fig. 6A-E; note: life photos, type locality, status, 16S barcodes [details]
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): 355, fig. 69 [details]
Other
additional source
Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre [details]
additional source Segura-Puertas, L., L. Celis, and L. Chiaverano. 2009. Medusozoans (Cnidaria: Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 369–379 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Pre [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Biology colonial, free medusae [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mergintha lobiancoi Hartlaub, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merga violacea)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records) (from synonym Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merga violacea)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records) (from synonym Pandea violacea Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)
To ITIS
