Description of Jubanyella plemmyris gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Narcomedusae) from a specimen stranded off Jubany Antarctic station, with a new diagnosis for the family Aeginidae

Jubanyella plemmyris, a new genus and species of aeginid narcomedusan, is described from one complete specimen stranded on Potter Cove beach, King George Island, Southern Ocean. The new genus and species is proposed in order to accommodate the specimen described in the family Aeginidae; Jubanyella g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fuentes, V., Pagès, F.
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
new genus
new species
plankton
Antarctica
King George Island
Potter Cove
South Shetland Islands
Aeginidae
Cnidaria
Coelenterata
Hydrozoa
Narcomedusae
Antarc*
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01427873_v28_n10_p959_Fuentes
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Summary:Jubanyella plemmyris, a new genus and species of aeginid narcomedusan, is described from one complete specimen stranded on Potter Cove beach, King George Island, Southern Ocean. The new genus and species is proposed in order to accommodate the specimen described in the family Aeginidae; Jubanyella gen. nov. contains undivided stomach pouches, therefore necessitating a new diagnosis for this family. © The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Fil:Fuentes, V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.

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