Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,439 meters (0 to -17,844 feet).Mean = -2,934.720 meters (-9,628.346 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,857.610 based on 64 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
()
- Leuckart, 1847
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
()
- Hatschek, 1888
- Cnidarians
- Subphylum:
Medusozoa
()
- Petersen, 1979
- Class:
Hydrozoa
()
- Hydrozoans, Hydroids, Hydralike Animals
- Order:
Siphonophora
()
- Siphonophorans
- Suborder:
Calycophorida
()
- Suborder:
Calycophorida
(
- Order:
Siphonophora
(
- Class:
Hydrozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Medusozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Abylopsis tetragona (Otto, 1823)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Mapstone G.M. & van der Land J., 2000-2006
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Abylopsis
There are approximately 7 species in this genus:
A. bicarinata · A. eschscholtzi · A. eschscholtzii · A. haeckeli · A. pentagona · A. tetragona · A. trigona
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 24, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 21, 2008.
- UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2568062
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: URM-V-9627
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 299380
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 51370
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 451725
