Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
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Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Ctenophora
- class
- Tentaculata
- order
- Lobata
- family
- Leucotheidae
- genus
- Leucothea
- species
- Leucothea multicornis
Leucothea multicornis Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Distribution in South America: Atlantic Ocean, French Guiana to Brazil , from 6ºN to 24ºS (Harbison et al. 1978; Oliveira & Migotto 2006; Oliveira et al. 2007).
Habitat: epipelagic species, found in coastal and oceanic tropical and suptropical waters (Harbison et al. 1978; Oliveira & Migotto 2006).
Name
- Synonyms
- Chiaja neapolitana Lesson, 1843
- Chiaja palermitana Milne Edwards, 1857
- Cydippe brevicostata Will, 1844
- Eschscholtzia pectinata Kölliker, 1853
- Eucharis multicornis Eschscholtz, 1928
- Homonyms
- Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Common names
- Glas-Lappenrippenqualle in German
- vitreous lobate comb-jelly in English
- warty comb jelly in English
- Glas-Lappenrippenqualle in German
- vitreous lobate comb-jelly in English
- warty comb jelly in English
Bibliographic References
- Cairns, S. D., D. R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C. B. Castro, D. G. Fautin, P. R. Pugh, et al., 2002: Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 28. xi + 115.
- Mianzan, H.; Dawson, E.W.; Mills, C. (2009). Phylum Ctenophora: comb jellies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 49-58.
- Mills, C. E. (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. [Internet].
- van der Land, J. (2001). Ctenophora. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 122-123.
- van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).