Genus Tamoya F. Müller, 1859
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
DRAFT RECORD
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- Tamoya Müller, F. 1859. Zwei neue Quallen von Santa Catharina. Abhandlungen des Naturforschenden Gessellschaft Halle 5(1): 12 pp., pls I–III [3].
Type species:
Tamoya haplonema Müller, 1859 by subsequent designation, see Mayer, A.G. 1910. Medusae of the World. Vol. 1 and 2, The Hydromedusae. Vol. 3, The Scyphomedusae. Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Institution 735 pp., 76 pls. [reprinted by A. Asher & Co., 1977] [512].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Samoa (American), French Polynesia, Western Samoa, United States of America: New York, South Carolina, Argentina, Brazil
Diagnosis
Tamoyidae wtih a large robust body; with prominent warts on the exumbrella; with vertical fields of phaecellae in horizontal bands; stomach with well developed mesenteries; with thick, heavy, flattened tentacles; pedalial canals with prominent upward-pointing thorn at the bend; lacking perradial lappets.
Misidentifications
It is still common to find reference to Tamoya being found in Australia, particularly in the older literature or those referencing it. However, the true Tamoya is only known from the Atlantic and has not been credibly demonstrated to occur in Australian waters or any other locality in the Pacific or Indian Oceans. In Australia, reports of Tamoya from east coast waters generally refer to Morbakka, while on the west coast, reports are usually in reference to an undescribed species of Alatina.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |