WoRMS taxon details
Rathkeidae Russell, 1953
Lizziinae Russell, 1953 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Genus Allorathkea Schmidt, 1972
- Genus Lizzia Forbes, 1846
- Genus Podocorynoides Schuchert, 2007
- Genus Rathkea Brandt, 1837
- Genus Cubogaster Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Lizzia Forbes, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Margellium Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Rathkea Brandt, 1837 (synonym)
- Genus Pseudorathkea Xu & Huang, 1990 accepted as Allorathkea Schmidt, 1972 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Rathkia Brandt, 1837 accepted as Rathkea Brandt, 1837 (original spelling not in use)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Russell, F.S., 1953. The medusae of the British Isles. Anthomedusae, Leptomedusae, Limnomedusae, Trachymedusae and Narcomedusae. : 1-530, pls. 1-35.
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Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Rathkeidae Russell, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=19485 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Russell, F.S., 1953. The medusae of the British Isles. Anthomedusae, Leptomedusae, Limnomedusae, Trachymedusae and Narcomedusae. : 1-530, pls. 1-35.
page(s): 137 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lizziinae Russell, 1953) Russell, F.S., 1953. The medusae of the British Isles. Anthomedusae, Leptomedusae, Limnomedusae, Trachymedusae and Narcomedusae. : 1-530, pls. 1-35.
page(s): 144 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 137 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lizziinae Russell, 1953) Russell, F.S., 1953. The medusae of the British Isles. Anthomedusae, Leptomedusae, Limnomedusae, Trachymedusae and Narcomedusae. : 1-530, pls. 1-35.
page(s): 144 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Schuchert, P. (2007). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 114: 195-396. [details] 
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Diagnosis Medusa bell-shaped, manubrium either with four elongated lips forming simple or branched oral arms with terminal knobs, or perradial unbranched oral tentacles inserted vertically or very oblique at level of mouth margin; immature animals with or without orthogonally arranged interradial medusa buds. With four or eight radial canals and a circular canal. Usually eight bulbs, interradial ones with more than one tentacle, rarely only four bulbs and four tentacles Ocelli absent. Gonads encircle manubrium completelyHydroids (where known) colonial, arising from ramified stolons. Hydranths monomorphic, without pedicel, with one whorl of filiform tentacles. Medusa buds arise from stolons or from base of hydranths. [details]
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| Japanese | シミコクラゲ科 | [details] |
