Melicertissa adriatica Neppi, 1915
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
The taxonomic validity of M. adriatica is disputed (see Uribe-Palomino et al., 2018).
Conservation Status
Missing (Gravili et al., 2015)
Last record: 1922 or before (Neppi, 1922; Gravili et al., 2015)
Distribution
Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Neppi V. (1915). Vorläufige Mitteilungen über die während der Terminfahrt der Najade im Adriatischen Meer gesammelten Hydromedusen. Anzeiger / Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 52: 2-5.
Other references:
Bouillon, J. and Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salentina 24: 47-296.
Bouillon, J., Medel, M. D., Pagès, F., Gili, J. M., Boero, F. and Gravili, C. (2004). Fauna of the Mediterranean Hydrozoa. Scientia Marina 68 (Suppl. 2): 5-438. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2004.68s25
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
Kramp, P. L. (1961a). Synopsis of the medusae of the world. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 40: 7-382. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400007347
Kramp, P. L. (1961b). Some medusae from northern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 85: 197-205.
Neppi, V. (1922). Meduse adriatiche (Risultato dell’esame del materiale raccolto durante le crociere adriatichedelle nave Najade negli anni 1911–14). Mem. R. Com. Talassogr. Ital. 101: 1-38.
Picard, J. (1958). Origines et affinités de la faune d’hydropolypes (Gymnoblastes et Calyptoblastes) etd’hydroméduses (Anthoméduses et Leptoméduses) de la Méditerranée. Rapp P-v Réun Commn Int Explor Scient Mer Méditerr 14: 187-199.
Schuchert, P. (2010). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Capitata part 2. Rev. Suisse Zool. 117: 337-555.
Schuchert, P., Choong, H., Galea, H., Hoeksema, B., Lindsay, D., Manko, M. and Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Melicertissa adriatica Neppi, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117726 on 2025-05-24
Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Pausina, Sarah and Gershwin, Lisa-ann. (2018). Two new species of Hydromedusae from Queensland, Australia (Hydrozoa, Leptothecata). ZooKeys 783: 17-36. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.783.26862
van der Land, J., Vervoort, W., Cairns, S. D. and Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (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.