WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Medusa Loureiro, 1790

AphiaID

494035 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:494035)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Dinoflagellata incertae sedis

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Species Medusa marina Slabber, 1771 accepted as Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921 (synonym)
Species Medusa scintillans Macartney, 1810 accepted as Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Medusa Loureiro, 1790. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494035 on 2025-04-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-08-10 07:06:29Z

created

Guiry, Michael D.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]