Cunina polygonia (Haeckel, 1879:317)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Gravili et al., 2015) but taxonomically suspect (Bouillon et al., 2004; Schuchert et al., 2025)
Last record: 1877-1878 (Haeckel, 1879; Gravili et al., 2015)
Distribution
Mediterranean
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates.
Other references:
Bouillon, J., Medel, M. D., Pagès, F. et al. (2004). Fauna of the Mediterranean hydrozoa. Sci. Mar. 68: 1-449.
Gravili, C., Bevilacqua, S., Terlizzi, A. and Boero, F. (2015). Missing species among Mediterranean non-Siphonophoran Hydrozoa. Biodiversity and Conservation 24: 1329-1357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0859-y
Schuchert, P., Choong, H., Galea, H., Hoeksema, B., Lindsay, D., Manko, M. and Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Cunina polygonia (Haeckel, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117498 on 2025-05-25
van der Land, J., Vervoort, W., Cairns, S. D. and Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M. J. et al. (eds.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 112-120.