Breaking molds: Oswaldella laertesi, sp. nov., a unique Antarctic species of Oswaldella Stechow, 1919 (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Kirchenpaueriidae)

A new species of the Antarctic genus Oswaldella Stechow is described and figured, and its position amongst the remaining species of the genus is discussed. The material was collected from the Ross Sea area (Antarctica) during the BioRoss survey of the western Ross Sea and Balleny Islands in 2004. Os...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: CANTERO, ALVARO L. PEÑA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2007
Subjects:
Cnidaria
Hydroids
new species
benthos
Antarctic Ocean
biodiversity
Antarctic
Balleny Islands
Ross Sea
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1612.1.5
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Summary:A new species of the Antarctic genus Oswaldella Stechow is described and figured, and its position amongst the remaining species of the genus is discussed. The material was collected from the Ross Sea area (Antarctica) during the BioRoss survey of the western Ross Sea and Balleny Islands in 2004. Oswaldella laertesi, sp. nov., is unique amongst known species of the genus in having hydrocladia arranged in three longitudinal rows.

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