Russelliidae Kramp, 1957 
AphiaID: 174236

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Anthoathecata > Filifera

Status		unaccepted (invalid name)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Heterotentaculidae Schuchert, 2010
Rank		Family
Parent		Filifera
Source		additional source: Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591 + 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Russellia Kramp, 1957 accepted as Heterotentacula Schuchert, 2010
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Link		To ITIS
Note		Diagnosis: DIAGNOSIS: Medusa umbrella with apical projection. Manubrium on gastric peduncle, four unbranched oral filiform tentacles attached above mouth margin, mouth simple, lips indistinct. Marginal tentacles in 8 groups, 4 perradial and 4 interradial, each group with one large tentacle flanked by two small tentacles; large tentacles hollow, without basal swellings, basal part adnate to umbrella and sunk into deep furrows of umbrella margin, adaxial ocellus at base of free portion of each tentacle. Gonads in 8 large adradial pads on manubrium wall. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174236
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-14 07:37:10Z   created   Claus, Simon 2008-01-10 07:31:11Z   changed   Decock, Wim 2009-04-28 12:00:23Z   changed   Schuchert, Peter 2010-09-27 07:25:28Z   changed   Schuchert, Peter
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		Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Russelliidae Kramp, 1957. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174236 on 2013-05-19