MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Cyclocanna Bigelow, 1918

WoRMS taxon details

Cyclocanna Bigelow, 1918

Cyclocanna welshi from Kramp (1959)

AphiaID

117157 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117157)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Cyclocanna welshi Bigelow, 1918 accepted as Cyclocanna producta (G.O. Sars, 1874) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Mitrocomidae Haeckel, 1879

Original name

Cyclocanna Bigelow, 1918

Direct children (2)

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Species Cyclocanna producta (G.O. Sars, 1874)
Species Cyclocanna welshi Bigelow, 1918 accepted as Cyclocanna producta (G.O. Sars, 1874) (synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Bigelow, H. B. 1918. Some Medusae and Siphonophora from the western Atlantic. Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College 62: 363-442, pls 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2801789
page(s): 383 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Cyclocanna Bigelow, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117157 on 2025-03-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-08 06:50:23Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-12-16 13:14:56Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

2016-03-18 06:35:11Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Bigelow, H. B. 1918. Some Medusae and Siphonophora from the western Atlantic. Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoölogy of Harvard College 62: 363-442, pls 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2801789
page(s): 383 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, 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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

From editor or global species database

Diagnosis Mitrocomidae medusa with 4 long radial canals, each radial canal curved sharply near circular canal and running along circular canal, gonads along radial canals and giving a swastika pattern; 8 open statocysts; no ocelli, no cirri. Hydroid stolonal, hydrotheca pedicellate, deeply campanulate, widest at distal end operculum cone-shaped not distinctly demarcated from hydrotheca; diaphragm reduced; nematophores and nematothecae present, solitary nematothecae bulbous, on hydrorhizas; gonotheca borne on hydrorhiza, large, fan-shaped. [details]

Definitions

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From editor or global species database

Cyclocanna welshi from Kramp (1959)

Cyclocanna welshi from Bigelow (1918)

Hydroid of Cyclocanna producta

Image from typetaxon

Cyclocanna prodcuta hydroid

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