IRMNG - Mertensiidae L. Agassiz, 1860

IRMNG taxon details

Mertensiidae L. Agassiz, 1860

IRMNG_ID

111599 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111599)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Cydippida

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Genus Callianira Péron & Lesueur, 1808
1. Species Callianira antarctica Chun, 1897
2. Species Callianira bialata Delle Chiaje, 1841
3. Species Callianira compressa (Mertens, 1833)
4. Species Callianira cristata Moser, 1909
5. Species Callianira diploptera Lamarck, 1816
6. Species Callianira ficalbi Curreri, 1900
7. Species Callianira hexagona Slabber, 1778
8. Species Callianira triploptera Lamarck, 1816
Genus Charistephane Chun, 1879
1. Species Charistephane fugiens Chun, 1879
Genus Gastrodes Korotneff, 1888
1. Species Gastrodes parasiticum Korotnoff, 1888 accepted as Lampea pancerina (Chun, 1879)
Genus Mertensia Lesson, 1830
1. Species Mertensia ovum (Fabricius, 1780)
2. Species Mertensia cucullus L. Agassiz, 1860 accepted as Mertensia ovum (Fabricius, 1780)
Genus Callianyra de Blainville, 1834 accepted as Callianira Péron & Lesueur, 1808

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Mertensiidae L. Agassiz, 1860. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111599 on 2024-11-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

habitat flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Ctenophora (Phylum) > Tentaculata (Class) > Typhlocoela (Subclass) > Cydippida (Order) > Mertensiidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Ctenophorans, marine (characteristics of phylum) (Parker) [details]

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