Alatina grandis (Agassiz & Mayer, 1902)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Carybdea grandis Agassiz & Mayer, 1902 (basionym); Carybdea alata var. grandis Reynaud, 1830
Conservation Status
Last record: 1930's (1933-34 or later; 1939 or prior) (all from Straehler-Pohl & Gul, 2017)
Rediscovered on: 2 March 2014 (specimen); 5 March 2015 at latest (recognition) (both Straehler-Pohl & Gul, 2017)
Distribution & Habitat
French Polynesia to the Arabian Sea (Straehler-Pohl & Gul, 2017)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Agassiz, A. and Mayer, A. G. (1902). Medusae. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer “Albatross”, from August, 1899, to March, 1900, Commander Jefferson F. Moser, U.S.N., Commanding III. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 26(3): 136-176, pls. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41325
Other references:
Bentlage, B. (2010). Carybdea alata auct.(Cubozoa): rediscovery of the Alatina grandis type. Zootaxa 2713: 52-54.
Collins, A. G. (2025). World List of Cubozoa. Alatina grandis (Agassiz & Mayer, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289379 on 2025-05-14
Straehler-Pohl, Ilka and Gul, Shahnawaz. (2017). Rediscovery and redescription of the cubomedusa Alatina grandis (Agassiz & Mayer, 1902) (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Alatinidae) from Pakistani waters. Plankton & Benthos Ressearch 12(1): 1-14.
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