RAS taxon details
Stygiomedusa Russell, 1959
135268 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135268)
accepted
Genus
- Species Stygiomedusa gigantea (Browne, 1910)
- Species Stygiomedusa stauchi Repelin, 1967 accepted as Stygiomedusa gigantea (Browne, 1910) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Russell, F. S. (1959). A viviparous deep-sea jellyfish. <em>Nature.</em> 184: 1527-1529.
page(s): 1529 [details]
page(s): 1529 [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C.; Cartwright, P. (2025). World List of Scyphozoa. Stygiomedusa Russell, 1959. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135268 on 2025-06-07
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Stygiomedusa Russell, 1959. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135268 on 2025-06-07
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Russell, F. S. (1959). A viviparous deep-sea jellyfish. <em>Nature.</em> 184: 1527-1529.
page(s): 1529 [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
ecology source Benfield, M. C.; Graham, W. M. (2010). In situ observations of Stygiomedusa gigantea in the Gulf of Mexico with a review of its global distribution and habitat. <i>J. Mar. Biol. Ass</i>. 90(06): 1079-1093., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410000536 [details]
page(s): 1529 [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
ecology source Benfield, M. C.; Graham, W. M. (2010). In situ observations of Stygiomedusa gigantea in the Gulf of Mexico with a review of its global distribution and habitat. <i>J. Mar. Biol. Ass</i>. 90(06): 1079-1093., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410000536 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
