Ptychogena lactea A. Agassiz, 1865 (Hydrozoa; Laodiceidae): What We Know on Taxonomy, Life-Cycle and Distribution

• Published in: Taxonomy
• Main Author: Alexander E. Antsulevich
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: hydromedusa Ptychogena lactea; hydroid Cuspidella procumbens; co-distribution; arctic; Franz-Josef land archipelago; Arctic; Franz Josef Land; Medusa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2040029

The hydromedusa Ptychogena lactea A. Agassiz, 1865 is a large and remarkable jellyfish; it has been found in many Arctic and even boreal localities and at various depths, from the mesopelagial to the surface. However, it is still regarded in the literature as a rare deep-water species, with an unkno...