Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Leptothecata > Family Melicertidae

Melicertum sensu L. Agassiz, 1862

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Melicerta Péron & Lesueur, 1810 synonym

Children

Melicertum octocostatum (M. Sars, 1835)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: ハナクラゲモドキ属

Literature

original description

Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. Little Brown, Boston. 4: 1-380, pls 1-19.

additional source

Kramp, P.L., 1919. Medusae. Pt. 1. Leptomedusae. Dan. Ingolf Exped. 5 8: 1-111pls. 1-5, charts 1-14, tabs 1-14

Genbank

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Melicertum sensu L. Agassiz, 1862. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117152

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2020-07-28 by Peter Schuchert

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