Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Trachylinae > Order Narcomedusae

Aeginidae Gegenbaur, 1857

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Aegina Eschscholtz, 1829
Aegineta Gegenbaur, 1857
Aeginura Haeckel, 1879

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: ツヅミクラゲ科

Literature

original description

Gegenbaur, C. (1857). Versuch eines Systems der Medusen, mit Beschreibung neuer oder wenig gekannter Formen; zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Fauna des Mittelmeeres. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. Leipzig 8: 202-273, pls 7-9.

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. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296

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Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Aeginidae Gegenbaur, 1857. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:16846

Dr. Wim Vervoort. Aeginidae Gegenbaur, 1857. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/26b512c8-de70-4d7a-bb7d-07106d1b2756

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:16846
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:16966

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2016-12-20 by Dr. Wim Vervoort & by Peter Schuchert

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