WoRMS name details
Pneumophysa mertensii (Brandt, 1835)
986721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:986721)
unaccepted (possible synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Epibulia (Macrosoma) Mertensii Brandt, 1835) Brandt, J. F. (1835). Prodromus descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum, Petropooli. Fasc. I: 203-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 233 [details]
page(s): 233 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Pneumophysa mertensii (Brandt, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986721 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Epibulia (Macrosoma) Mertensii Brandt, 1835) Brandt, J. F. (1835). Prodromus descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum, Petropooli. Fasc. I: 203-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 233 [details]
basis of record Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 328; note: The briefest of descriptions tells us that the tentilla are trifid. Thus, by default, it can only refer to Rhizophysa filiformis. [details]
page(s): 233 [details]
basis of record Haeckel, E. (1888). Report on the Siphonophorae. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 28 (part 77): i-viii, 1-380, pl. 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3155485
page(s): 328; note: The briefest of descriptions tells us that the tentilla are trifid. Thus, by default, it can only refer to Rhizophysa filiformis. [details]
