Species Pelagia australis Péron & Lesueur, 1810
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
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Distribution
States
South Australia
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Ombrelle sub-discoïde; quatre ovaires bleu de ciel disposés en croix, à son centre; des stries ramifiées son pourtour; rebord large entier; tentacules très-longs et trs-nombreux; hyaline; 8-10-12 centimtres; des iles Josphine.
Diagnosis References
Péron, F. & Lesueur, C.A. 1810. Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 14: 325–366 [350]
Notes
Originally described from the Iles Joséphine, off modern-day Ceduna, near the top of the Great Australian Bight, under 'Pélagies Incertaines', this species has long been regarded as a junior synonym of the Mediterranean P. noctiluca. However, given that there is increasing evidence that the common Australian Pelagia is P. panopyra rather than P. noctiluca, the true identity of P. australis would be very interesting to resolve.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |