Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Scyphozoa > Subclass Discomedusae > Order Semaeostomeae > Family Ulmaridae > Subfamily Poraliinae > Genus Poralia

Poralia rufescens Vanhöffen, 1902

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Poralia*	Vanhöffen, 1902	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: リンゴクラゲ

Literature

original description	Vanhöffen, E. (1902). Die acraspeden Medusen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899. Mit Tafel I-VIII. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. Bd. 3, T. 1: 3-52, pls 1-8.
basis of record	Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 111
taxonomy source	Lindsay, D.J., Furushima, Y., Miyake, H., Kitamura, M. and Hunt, J.C. 2004. The scyphomedusan fauna of the Japan Trench: preliminary results from a remotely-operated vehicle. Hydrobiologia 530/531: 537-547.
ecology source	Lindsay, D.J., Furushima, Y., Miyake, H., Kitamura, M. and Hunt, J.C. 2004. The scyphomedusan fauna of the Japan Trench: preliminary results from a remotely-operated vehicle. Hydrobiologia 530/531: 537-547.

Genbank

Citation

Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C.; Cartwright, P. (2025). World List of Scyphozoa. Poralia rufescens Vanhöffen, 1902. 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:135310