North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Geryonia Péron & Lesueur, 1810

Geryonia proboscidalis, schematic drawing using several specimens, bell diameter 7 cm

AphiaID

117098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117098)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Geryoniidae Eschscholtz, 1829

Parent

Geryoniidae Eschscholtz, 1829

Original name

Geryonia Péron & Lesueur, 1810

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Species Geryonia proboscidalis (Forsskål, 1775)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Péron F. & Lesueur C.A. (1810). Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris. 14: 325-366., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498981 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Geryonia Péron & Lesueur, 1810. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=117098 on 2026-06-29

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Geryonia Péron & Lesueur, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=117098 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-08-28 10:18:39Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-01-21 07:17:59Z

checked

Schuchert, Peter

2015-09-30 05:45:21Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2016-10-14 09:28:56Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

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original description Péron F. & Lesueur C.A. (1810). Tableau des caractères génériques et spécifiques de toutes les espèces de méduses connues jusqu'à ce jour. Annales du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris. 14: 325-366., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498981 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]