RAS taxon details
Nectopyramis natans (Bigelow, 1911)
135463 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135463)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) 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]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Nectopyramis natans (Bigelow, 1911). Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135463 on 2026-01-16
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Nectopyramis natans (Bigelow, 1911). Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135463 on 2026-01-16
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(of ) 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]
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
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
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
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 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
page(s): 266, pl.20 fig.6 [details]
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
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
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
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 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
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