Some hydrozoans (Cnidaria) from King George Island, Antarctica

Twenty one species of shallow-water, benthic hydrozoans, belonging to nine families and fourteen genera, were found ina collection gathered from King George Island, South Shetland islands, during 2010 and 2011. Hydractinia angusta Hart-laub, 1904, Staurocladia charcoti (Bedot, 1908), Candelabrum pen...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: GALEA, HORIA R., SCHORIES, DIRK
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2012
Subjects:
Coelenterata
Hydrozoa
hydroids
hydromedusa
South Shetland islands
Antarctic
King George Island
South Shetland Islands
Penola
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3321.1.1
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3321.1.1
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Summary:Twenty one species of shallow-water, benthic hydrozoans, belonging to nine families and fourteen genera, were found ina collection gathered from King George Island, South Shetland islands, during 2010 and 2011. Hydractinia angusta Hart-laub, 1904, Staurocladia charcoti (Bedot, 1908), Candelabrum penola (Manton, 1940), Orthopyxis norvegiae (Broch,1948), and Silicularia pedunculata (Jäderholm, 1904) are redescribed. Additional notes are provided on Schizotricha tur-queti Billard, 1906. Sertularella gaudichaudi (Lamouroux, 1824) is recognized as one of the most widely-distributed member of its genus in Antarctic waters. Taxonomic notes and updated synonymy are provided for some species.

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