Octogonade mediterranea Zoja, 1896
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Gravili et al., 2015)
Last record: 1922 or before (Neppi, 1922; Gravili et al., 2015)
Distribution & Habitat
Mediterranean
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Zoja R. (1896). Una nuova medusa (Octogonade mediterranea n. g. n. sp.). Bollettino scientifico 17: 101-106, pl. 1.
Other references:
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. (1961). Synopsis of the medusae of the world. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 40 :1-469.
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.
Schuchert, P., Choong, H., Galea, H., Hoeksema, B., Lindsay, D., Manko, M. and Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Octogonade mediterranea Zoja, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117757 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.