Two new Antarctic species of Schizotricha (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Leptothecata) from US Antarctic expeditions

Two species of the genus Schizotricha new to science ( Schizotricha crassa sp. nov. and S. southgeorgiae sp. nov.) have been studied. Both species are described and figured and their systematic position amongst the remaining species of the genus is discussed. The material was collected during the Un...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK
Main Authors: Peña Cantero, A.L., Vervoort, W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Distribution
Expeditions
Identification keys
New records
New species
Cnidaria [cnidarians]
Hydrozoa
Schizotricha
North America
PSW
Antarctica
Antarctic
Orcadas
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=57717
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Summary:Two species of the genus Schizotricha new to science ( Schizotricha crassa sp. nov. and S. southgeorgiae sp. nov.) have been studied. Both species are described and figured and their systematic position amongst the remaining species of the genus is discussed. The material was collected during the United States Antarctic Research Programme (USARP) with RV ‘Eltanin’ and RV ‘Islas Orcadas’ . A comparative table listing the main features and distribution of the known species of Schizotricha , together with an identification key, are presented.

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