Subspecies Cassiopea andromeda baduensis Mayer, 1915
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
- Cassiopea andromeda baduensis Mayer, A.G. 1915. Medusae of the Philippines and of Torres Straits. Being a report on the Scyphomedusae collected by the U.S. Fisheries Bureau steamer 'Albatross' in the Philippine Islands and Malay Archipelago, 1907–1910, and upon the medusae collected by the expedition of the Carnegie Institution of Washington to Torres Straits, Australia, in 1913. Papers of the Tortugas Laboratory 8: 157–202, pls 1–3 [183].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 28730 (US Steamer Albatross, 23 December 1908), Endeavour Strait; USNM (Expedition of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5 November 1913; whereabouts of specimen unknown), Badu Island, Torres Strait.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, estuary, marine, neritic, sedentary, zooxanthellate.
Diagnosis
Cassiopea andromeda with bifurcated mouth-arms.
Diagnosis References
Mayer, A.G. 1915. Medusae of the Philippines and of Torres Straits. Being a report on the Scyphomedusae collected by the U.S. Fisheries Bureau steamer 'Albatross' in the Philippine Islands and Malay Archipelago, 1907–1910, and upon the medusae collected by the expedition of the Carnegie Institution of Washington to Torres Straits, Australia, in 1913. Papers of the Tortugas Laboratory 8: 157–202, pls 1–3 [184]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | MEDUSOZOA Petersen, 1979 | 22-Jan-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Lisa Gershwin |
| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |