WoRMS name details
Obelia diaphana (L. Agassiz, 1862)
993534 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:993534)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Eucope diaphana L. Agassiz, 1862) Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 322, pl. 34 figs 1-9 [details]
page(s): 322, pl. 34 figs 1-9 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Obelia diaphana (L. Agassiz, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=993534 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eucope diaphana L. Agassiz, 1862) Agassiz, L. (1862). Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. <em>Little Brown, Boston.</em> 4: 1-380, pls 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068829
page(s): 322, pl. 34 figs 1-9 [details]
basis of record Browne, E. T. 1902. A preliminary report on Hydromedusae from the Falkland Islands. - Annals and Magazine of natural History (7) 9: 272-284., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331557
page(s): 281; note: (= almost certainly a misidentification) [details]
page(s): 322, pl. 34 figs 1-9 [details]
basis of record Browne, E. T. 1902. A preliminary report on Hydromedusae from the Falkland Islands. - Annals and Magazine of natural History (7) 9: 272-284., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331557
page(s): 281; note: (= almost certainly a misidentification) [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kramp, P. L. (1961). Synopsis of the medusae of the world. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U. K.</em> 40: 1-469. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 163 [details]
page(s): 163 [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Browne's (1902) record of the medusa is obviously a misidentification, O. diaphana is based on a hydroid stage. [details]
