Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Ctenophora > Class Tentaculata > Subclass Typhlocoela > Order Cydippida > Family Mertensiidae

Mertensia Lesson, 1830

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Mertensia ovum (Fabricius, 1780)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: oysterplants sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: oysterplants sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian Bokmål: østersurtslekta
 Norwegian Nynorsk: østersurtslekta
 Swedish: fjärvor

Literature

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Ctenophora, 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. 122-123

additional source

Liley, R. (1958). Ctenophora. Replaced by sheet no. 146. Fiches d'identification du zooplancton, 82. ICES: Copenhagen, Denmark. 5 pp.

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External Links

GBIF

Citation

Mills, C. (2014). Mertensia Lesson, 1830. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106341

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2011-02-09 by Claudia Mills

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