WoRMS taxon details
Nectopyramis natans (Bigelow, 1911)
135463 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135463)
accepted
Species
Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911 · unaccepted (basionym)
Hippopodius cuspitatus Moser, 1925 · unaccepted
Nectopyramis spinosa Sears, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (two figures are larval...)
two figures are larval nectophores of N. thetis, the other of N. natans
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911) Bigelow H.B. (1911c). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 266, pl.20 fig.6 [details]
page(s): 266, pl.20 fig.6 [details]
Distribution cosmopolitan, excl. Mediterranean
Distribution cosmopolitan, excl. Mediterranean [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Nectopyramis natans (Bigelow, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135463 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nectopyramis spinosa Sears, 1952) Sears, M. 1952. Notes on Siphonophores. 3. Nectopyramis spinosa n. sp. Breviora 3: 1-4, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3190357
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911) Bigelow H.B. (1911c). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 266, pl.20 fig.6 [details]
original description (of Hippopodius cuspitatus Moser, 1925) Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):.</em> 1-541, pls 1-33. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Mapstone, G.M. (2001). Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 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. 120-122. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 82, txt fig.38A-B [details]
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911) Bigelow H.B. (1911c). The Siphonophorae. Reports of the scientific research expedition to the tropical Pacific. Albatross XXIII. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 38: 173-401, 32 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32451
page(s): 266, pl.20 fig.6 [details]
original description (of Hippopodius cuspitatus Moser, 1925) Moser, F. (1925). Die Siphonophoren der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 17 (Zoologie Band 9):.</em> 1-541, pls 1-33. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Mapstone, G.M. (2001). Siphonophora, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) 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. 120-122. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Totton, A. K. (1954). Siphonophora of the Indian Ocean together with systematic and biological notes on related specimens from other oceans. <em>Discovery Rep.</em> 27: 1-162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5611213
page(s): 82, txt fig.38A-B [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Pugh, P. R. (1992). A revision of the sub-family Nectopyramidinae (Siphonophora, Prayidae). <em>Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lon. B Biol. Sci.</em> 335: 281-322. [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (Deepsea)
Pugh, P. R. (2013). Confirmed records of Siphonophorae found below 500 m depth. (personal database). [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bucklin, A., B.D. Ortman, R.M. Jennings, L.M. Nigro, C.J. Sweetman, N.J. Copley, T. Sutton & P.H. Wiebe. (2010). A 'Rosetta Stone' for metazoan zooplankton: DNA barcode analysis of species diversity of the Sargasso Sea (Northwest Atlantic Ocean). <em>In: Wiebe, P.H., S. Schnack-Schiel & S. Nishida (eds.). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.</em> 57(24-26):2234-2247. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (2009). Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 395–402. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Bucklin, A., B.D. Ortman, R.M. Jennings, L.M. Nigro, C.J. Sweetman, N.J. Copley, T. Sutton & P.H. Wiebe. (2010). A 'Rosetta Stone' for metazoan zooplankton: DNA barcode analysis of species diversity of the Sargasso Sea (Northwest Atlantic Ocean). <em>In: Wiebe, P.H., S. Schnack-Schiel & S. Nishida (eds.). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.</em> 57(24-26):2234-2247. [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pugh, P. R. & Gasca, R. (2009). Siphonophorae (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 395–402. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. <em>Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype YPM 35353 [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan, excl. Mediterranean [details]Habitat Abyssopelagic [details]
Habitat meso-bathypelagic [details]
Habitat Bathypelagic [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nectopyramis spinosa Sears, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nectopyramis natans)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To PESI (from synonym Nectopyramis spinosa Sears, 1952)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nectopyramis spinosa Sears, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nectopyramis natans)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To PESI (from synonym Nectopyramis spinosa Sears, 1952)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Archisoma natans Bigelow, 1911)
To ITIS
