MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Eleutheriidae Russell, 1953

ERMS name details

Eleutheriidae Russell, 1953

AphiaID

22779 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22779)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Cladonematidae Gegenbaur, 1857

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Eleutheria Quatrefages, 1842

Parent

Capitata

Original name

Eleutheriidae Russell, 1953

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

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): 110 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Eleutheriidae Russell, 1953. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22779 on 2026-02-17

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Eleutheriidae Russell, 1953. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php/js/js/10.1080/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22779 on 2026-02-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

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2009-04-28 06:22:10Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2024-10-22 13:45:38Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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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): 110 [details] Available for editors

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in RoR) [details]

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 RoR) [details]

source of synonymy Schuchert, P. (2006). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata Part 1. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 113: 325-410., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.80356
page(s): 371 [details]

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