Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea

A new genus and species of Stylasteridae is described, Cyclohelia lamellata, based on one specimen from 550 m off the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea. The species is unusual in having a lamellate growth form and unique in having elliptical dactylopore spines that are rimmed on all sides. The genus is h...

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Main Author: Cairns, Stephen D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Hawai'i Press 1991
Subjects:
Bering Sea
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1405
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spelling ftunivhawaiimano:oai:scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu:10125/1405 2024-09-15T17:59:24+00:00 Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea Cairns, Stephen D. 1991-10 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1405 en-US eng University of Hawai'i Press Cairns SD. 1991. Cyclohelia lamellata, new genus and species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea. Pac Sci 45(4): 383-388. 0030-8870 http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1405 Article Text 1991 ftunivhawaiimano 2024-07-31T01:48:16Z A new genus and species of Stylasteridae is described, Cyclohelia lamellata, based on one specimen from 550 m off the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea. The species is unusual in having a lamellate growth form and unique in having elliptical dactylopore spines that are rimmed on all sides. The genus is hypothesized to be most closely related to Distichopora and Sporadopora. Cyclochelia lamellata is one of the most northerly records of a stylasterid in the Pacific Ocean. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa
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description A new genus and species of Stylasteridae is described, Cyclohelia lamellata, based on one specimen from 550 m off the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea. The species is unusual in having a lamellate growth form and unique in having elliptical dactylopore spines that are rimmed on all sides. The genus is hypothesized to be most closely related to Distichopora and Sporadopora. Cyclochelia lamellata is one of the most northerly records of a stylasterid in the Pacific Ocean.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Cairns, Stephen D.
spellingShingle Cairns, Stephen D.
Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea
author_facet Cairns, Stephen D.
author_sort Cairns, Stephen D.
title Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea
title_short Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea
title_full Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea
title_fullStr Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea
title_full_unstemmed Cyclohelia lamellata, New Genus and Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea
title_sort cyclohelia lamellata, new genus and species of stylasteridae (cnidaria: hydrozoa) from the bering sea
publisher University of Hawai'i Press
publishDate 1991
url http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1405
genre Bering Sea
genre_facet Bering Sea
op_relation Cairns SD. 1991. Cyclohelia lamellata, new genus and species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bering Sea. Pac Sci 45(4): 383-388.
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