Description of Jubanyella plemmyris gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Narcomedusae) from a specimen stranded off Jubany Antarctic station, with a new diagnosis for the family Aeginidae

Jubanyella plemmyris, a new genus and species of aeginid narcomedusan, is described from one complete specimen stranded on Potter Cove beach, King George Island, Southern Ocean. The new genus and species is proposed in order to accommodate the specimen described in the family Aeginidae; Jubanyella g...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Plankton Research
Main Authors: Fuentes, Verónica, Pagès, Francesc
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2006
Subjects:
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
King George Island
Potter Cove
Antarc*
Online Access:http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/28/10/959
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbl025
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Summary:Jubanyella plemmyris, a new genus and species of aeginid narcomedusan, is described from one complete specimen stranded on Potter Cove beach, King George Island, Southern Ocean. The new genus and species is proposed in order to accommodate the specimen described in the family Aeginidae; Jubanyella gen. nov. contains undivided stomach pouches, therefore necessitating a new diagnosis for this family.

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