Cryptic species, life cycles, and the phylogeny of Clytia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Campanulariidae)

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: LINDNER, ALBERTO, GOVINDARAJAN, ANNETTE F., MIGOTTO, ALVARO E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2011
• Subjects: Coelenterata; evolution; systematics; medusa; hydroid; nematocyst; Leptothecata; Phialidium; Brazil; Georges Bank; Medusa; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.2980.1.2; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2980.1.2

Medusae and polyps of Clytia are abundantly found in coastal marine environments and one species in the genus—Clytia hemisphaerica (Linnaeus, 1767)—has become an important experimental model. Yet, only 10 species in the genus have had their life cycle investigated. Most species of Clytia are also po...