Bathykorus bouilloni Raskoff, 2010, gen. nov. ...

• Main Author: Raskoff, Kevin A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2010
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Cnidaria; Hydrozoa; Narcomedusae; Aeginidae; Bathykorus; Bathykorus bouilloni; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; canada basin
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6196504; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6196504

Bathykorus bouilloni gen. nov. sp. nov. (Figures 1–4) Synonymy. “Unidentified narcomedusa” in Raskoff et al. 2005. “Narcomedusa” in Holland 2006. “New Narcomedusa” in Raskoff et al. In press. “ Narcomedusae sp. nov.” in Kosobokova & Hopcroft In press. “new narcomedusa” in Bluhm et al. In press. Type material. The holotype and four paratype specimens have been deposited at the Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, Invertebrate Zoology Collection. USNM 1125360 Holotype, station 5, Canada Basin (73º 22' N; 153º 36' W), 4 July 2005 at 1607m depth. USNM 1125361, Paratypes, station 8, Canada Basin (74º 34’ N; 151º 56' W), 11 July 2005 at 1514 m depth; four specimens. Etymology. The generic name Bathykorus references the habitat and shape of the species. Bathy (Greek; from bathus, depth or deep) refers to the deep-sea habitat of the species, and korus (Greek; helmet) refers to the helmet-like shape of the bell. The specific epithet of bouilloni is named in honor of the late Dr. Jean Bouillon, ... : Published as part of Raskoff, Kevin A., 2010, Bathykorus bouilloni: a new genus and species of deep-sea jellyfish from the Arctic Ocean (Hydrozoa, Narcomedusae, Aeginidae), pp. 57-67 in Zootaxa 2361 on pages 61-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.193628 ...