Hydrozoa taxon details
Halitiarella apicea Xu & Huang, 2004
290073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290073)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Xu, Z.Z., Huang J.Q., 2004. A survey on Anthomedusae (Hydrozoa : Hydroidomedusae) from the Taiwan Strait with description of new species and new combinations. Acta Oceanologica Sinica 23 3: 549-562.
page(s): 559, fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 559, fig. 8 [details]
Note Minjiang River Estuary, Fujian, China
From editor or global species database
Type locality Minjiang River Estuary, Fujian, China [details]
Taxonomic remark Halitiarella apicea has abaxial ocelli, thus is not matching the genus diagnosis of Bouillon (1980) for Halitiarella. Also...
Taxonomic remark Halitiarella apicea has abaxial ocelli, thus is not matching the genus diagnosis of Bouillon (1980) for Halitiarella. Also the interradial tentacle bulbs are atypical. It likely referrable to the genus Merga, however, a comprehensive molecular analysis of the Protiaridae is needed first. [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Halitiarella apicea Xu & Huang, 2004. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290073 on 2024-09-18
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Xu, Z.Z., Huang J.Q., 2004. A survey on Anthomedusae (Hydrozoa : Hydroidomedusae) from the Taiwan Strait with description of new species and new combinations. Acta Oceanologica Sinica 23 3: 549-562.
page(s): 559, fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 559, fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Halitiarella apicea has abaxial ocelli, thus is not matching the genus diagnosis of Bouillon (1980) for Halitiarella. Also the interradial tentacle bulbs are atypical. It likely referrable to the genus Merga, however, a comprehensive molecular analysis of the Protiaridae is needed first. [details]Type locality Minjiang River Estuary, Fujian, China [details]
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Biology polyps unknown [details]