Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Anthoathecata > Suborder Filifera > Family Bougainvilliidae > Genus Bougainvillia

Bougainvillia principis (Steenstrup, 1850)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

BougainvilliaLesson, 1830accepted genus name
Hippocrene Brandt, 1835 synonym

Literature

original description

Steenstrup, J., 1850. Sur Margelis principis. [In Lütken: Nogle Bemaerkninger...]. Vidensk. Medd. dansk. naturh. Foren. Kbh. : 15- 35.

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

additional source

Shih, C.T., 1977. A guide to the Jellyfish of Canadian Atlantic waters. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Natural History Series 5 : 1-190.

additional source

ITIS database

additional source

Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296

additional source

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

redescription

Schuchert, P. 2007. The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 2. Revue suisse de Zoologie 114: 195-396

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection
GBIF

Citation

Schuchert, P. (2014). Bougainvillia principis (Steenstrup, 1850). In: Schuchert, P. (2014) World Hydrozoa database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117329

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2009-07-16 by Peter Schuchert

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