Clytia gracilis M. Sars 1850
Clytia gracilis (M. Sars, 1850) (fig. 3 O –P) Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1850: 138. Clytia gracilis — Calder, 1991 d: 54, fig. 31.— Ramil & Vervoort, 1992: 235, fig. 67 A.— Cornelius, 1995 b: 246, fig. 56.— Migotto, 1996: 81, fig. 15 C.— Schuchert, 2001 a: 151, fig. 131.— Peña Cantero & Garc...
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| Summary: | Clytia gracilis (M. Sars, 1850) (fig. 3 O –P) Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1850: 138. Clytia gracilis — Calder, 1991 d: 54, fig. 31.— Ramil & Vervoort, 1992: 235, fig. 67 A.— Cornelius, 1995 b: 246, fig. 56.— Migotto, 1996: 81, fig. 15 C.— Schuchert, 2001 a: 151, fig. 131.— Peña Cantero & García Carrascosa, 2002: 145, fig. 28 A–B.— Schuchert, 2003: 164, fig. 23. Material examined. Stn. 1: 21.03.2008 —one small, sterile colony, ca. 2 mm high, on Thalassia testudinum. Stn. 3: 26.01.2008 —several hydrothecae, but no gonothecae, on algae; 01.04.2008 —numerous sterile colonies, up to 2.5 mm high, on algae and concretions. Stn. 6: 28.03.2008 —one sterile colony, on T. testudinum. Stn. 7: 25.03.2008 —several colonies, up to 1.5 mm high, some fertile, on Halimeda sp.; 27.03.2008 —numerous colonies, 1 mm high, some fertile, on Halimeda sp. Type locality. Lofoten Islands, Norway. Remarks. For a description of this species, see Cornelius (1995 b). Its synonymy is extensively discussed in Calder (1991 d). Distribution. Circumglobal, penetrating in subpolar seas (Peña Cantero & García Carrascosa, 2002). For a detailed list of world records, see Medel & Vervoort (2000). The Caribbean records are summarized by Calder & Kirkendale (2005). Published as part of Galea, Horia R., 2008, On a collection of shallow-water hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Guadeloupe and Les Saintes, French Lesser Antilles, pp. 1-54 in Zootaxa 1878 on page 17, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.184149 |
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