Obelia geniculata Linnaeus 1758

Obelia geniculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (fig. 5 H) Sertularia geniculata Linnaeus, 1758: 812. Obelia geniculata – Cornelius, 1975: 272, figs 1, 5. – Cornelius, 1995b: 301, fig. 70. Material examined. Stn. T14 , 23.ii.2005: several sterile, poorly-preserved stems, up to 10 mm high, on Macrocystis pyrifera...

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Main Author: Galea, Horia R.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2010
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Leptothecata
Campanulariidae
Obelia
Obelia geniculata
Antarctic
Tristan
Gough
Ritchie
Antarc*
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6210017
https://zenodo.org/record/6210017
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Summary:Obelia geniculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (fig. 5 H) Sertularia geniculata Linnaeus, 1758: 812. Obelia geniculata – Cornelius, 1975: 272, figs 1, 5. – Cornelius, 1995b: 301, fig. 70. Material examined. Stn. T14 , 23.ii.2005: several sterile, poorly-preserved stems, up to 10 mm high, on Macrocystis pyrifera . Distribution . Previously collected by the S.Y. Scotia from the fronds of Macrocystis pyrifera at Gough Island (Ritchie 1907). This is a near-cosmopolitan species, penetrating high latitudes in the northern hemisphere and into sub-Antarctic waters in the southern hemisphere (Medel & Vervoort 2000). : Published as part of Galea, Horia R., 2010, Notes on a small collection of thecate hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Tristan da Cunha, south Atlantic, pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2336 on page 13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.205235

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