Oswaldella delicata Pena Cantero, Svoboda & Vervoort 1997 ...

Oswaldella delicata Peña Cantero, Svoboda & Vervoort, 1997 (Figs 2, 16 B, 17B, 19B) Material examined. Spanish Antarctic Expedition Bentart 95: Stn 28A, BIO Hespérides, 2 February 1995, 62°12.1297’S, 60°23.1833’W (South Shetland Islands, north of Livingston Island), 126 m (Department of Zoology,...

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Main Authors: Molinero, A. González, Peña Cantero, A. L.
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Published: Zenodo 2015
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6107443
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Summary:Oswaldella delicata Peña Cantero, Svoboda & Vervoort, 1997 (Figs 2, 16 B, 17B, 19B) Material examined. Spanish Antarctic Expedition Bentart 95: Stn 28A, BIO Hespérides, 2 February 1995, 62°12.1297’S, 60°23.1833’W (South Shetland Islands, north of Livingston Island), 126 m (Department of Zoology, University of Valencia, BENTART 95-28A). Description. Monosiphonic, unbranched stems, up to 60 mm high, divided into internodes. Angle between cauline apophyses and stem ca. 45°. Cauline apophyses with single axillary nematophore, emerging through perisarc hole provided with very short collar-shaped nematotheca (Fig. 2 B, C). Hydrocladia unbranched (Fig. 2 A), some bifurcated. First hydrocladial internode bifurcated, with two similar prongs. Mesial superior nematophore emerging behind free part of adcauline hydrothecal wall. Mesial inferior nematophore on a strongly marked swelling at proximal third of internode; with well-developed, nail-shaped nematotheca (Fig. 2 D–F). Hydrotheca elongate, placed on middle of ... : Published as part of Molinero, A. González & Peña Cantero, A. L., 2015, SEM study of species of Oswaldella Stechow, 1919 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Kirchenpaueriidae), with an annotated checklist of the species of the genus, pp. 401-441 in Zootaxa 4052 (4) on pages 403-406, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/245887 ...