Oswaldella stepanjantsae El Beshbeeshy 1991 ...

• Main Authors: Molinero, A. González, Peña Cantero, A. L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Cnidaria; Hydrozoa; Leptothecata; Kirchenpaueriidae; Oswaldella; Oswaldella stepanjantsae; Adare; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cape Adare; Elephant Island; Molinero; New Zealand; Ross Sea; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Low Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6107480; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6107480

Oswaldella stepanjantsae El Beshbeeshy, 1991 (Figs 13, 16 M, 18E, 20D) Material examined. United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP): Stn 32/2121, Eltanin, 12 February 1968, 72°27’– 72°26’S, 177°04’– 177°12’E (off Cape Adare, Ross Sea), 1883–1890 m (USNM 1003367); Stn 691/ 26, Hero, 10 February 1969, 63°26’– 63°25’S, 62°15’– 62°14’W (south of Low Island, Antarctic Peninsula), 119– 124 m (USNM 1003370); Stn 833/018-1, Hero, 1 April 1983, 62°41.50’S, 56°01.75’W (off Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands), 210–240 m (USNM 1003372). New Zealand Antarctic Expedition TAN0802: Stn 17, Tangaroa, 9 February 2008, 73.1245°S, 174.3205°E (Ross Sea, Cape Adare), 321 m (NIWA 35451). Description. Polysiphonic, branched stems, up to 500 mm high, divided into internodes. Angle between cauline apophyses and stem ca. 45°. Cauline apophyses with two to six axillary nematophores, each emerging through perisarc hole (Fig. 13 B–C), frequently with very short collar-shaped nematotheca (Fig. 13 B), and with up to two extra ... : 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 419-422, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/245887 ...