Symplectoscyphus frondosus Peña, 2010, sp. nov. ...

Symplectoscyphus frondosus sp. nov. (Figures 1 A–C, 2, Table 2) Material examined. Stn 82, two complete stems 165 (NIWA 60488) and 65 mm high (MNCN 2.03/437), the latter with immature male gonothecae; Stn 102 VV, one fragment c. 6 mm long, with immature female gonothecae (NIWA 60489); Stn 103, three...

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Main Author: Peña, Álvaro L.
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Published: Zenodo 2010
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5622799
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Summary:Symplectoscyphus frondosus sp. nov. (Figures 1 A–C, 2, Table 2) Material examined. Stn 82, two complete stems 165 (NIWA 60488) and 65 mm high (MNCN 2.03/437), the latter with immature male gonothecae; Stn 102 VV, one fragment c. 6 mm long, with immature female gonothecae (NIWA 60489); Stn 103, three stems 85, 40 (NIWA 60490) and 30 mm high (MNCN 2.03/438); Stn 108, one branched stem c. 300 mm high, with male gonothecae (holotype, NIWA 60491), 16S sequence FN424151; Stn 171, two stems 100 (NIWA 60492) and 95 mm high (MNCN 2.03/439), with male gonothecae, on mollusc shell. Other material. Symplectoscyphus liouvillei (Billard, 1914): Spanish Antarctic Expedition Bentart 95, Stn 5A, 23–01–95, 62º41.6855' S 60º31.8195' W (south of Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands), 256 m, twelve stems up to 185 mm high. Description (Holotype): Erect, main stem strongly sinuous, giving rise to primary branches spirally arranged, with a complete whorl every five branches. Roughly all branches of similar development, ... : Published as part of Peña, Álvaro L., 2010, On a new Antarctic species of Symplectoscyphus Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Sertulariidae), with an annotated checklist of the Antarctic species of the genus, pp. 29-44 in Zootaxa 2494 on pages 30-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195709 ...