On a few benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the Kerguelen Islands (southern Indian Ocean), including the description of a new species

A few samples of benthic hydroids from the remote Kerguelen Islands have been studied. The material was collected within the French research program ProteKer in 2013 and 2014. Six species were found in the material, four anthoathecates and two leptothecates; two of the species were identified only t...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: CANTERO, ÁLVARO L. PEÑA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2022
Subjects:
Coelenterata
Hydrozoans
New records
sub-Antarctic
Biodiversity
Antarctic
Kerguelen
Kerguelen Islands
Indian
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5165.2.7
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Summary:A few samples of benthic hydroids from the remote Kerguelen Islands have been studied. The material was collected within the French research program ProteKer in 2013 and 2014. Six species were found in the material, four anthoathecates and two leptothecates; two of the species were identified only to genus level. All species, including Candelabrum bitentaculatum sp. nov., are described and discussed.

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