Hydrozoa taxon details

Tiarannidae Russell, 1940 
AphiaID: 22767

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Leptothecata
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Leptothecata
Sources  original description: Russell, F.S., 1940. On the nematocysts of hydromedusae. III. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K. 24 : 515-523.
page(s): 518 [details]

basis of record: Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Chromatonema Fewkes, 1882
Genus Margalefia Pagès, Bouillon & Gili, 1991
Genus Modeeria Forbes, 1848
Genus Stegolaria Stechow, 1913
Genus Stegopoma

Genus Moderia accepted as Modeeria Forbes, 1848
Genus Tiaranna Hartlaub, 1913 accepted as Modeeria Forbes, 1848
Environment marine
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Note  Diagnosis: Hydroid colony stolonal or erect; hydrotheca pedicellate or sessile, deep, asymmetric-tubular; operculum formed by two pleated membranes which meet one another like a gabled roof; gonothecae usually resembling hydrothecae, but larger; gonophores as free medusae or fixed sporosacs. Medusa without apical projection, no gastric peduncle; with large, cruciform stomach with perradial basal lobes; mouth with four simple or crenulated lips; four simple radial canals; gonads folded on adradial walls of manubrium and or on perradial manubrial pouches; marginal tentacles numerous, hollow; hollow cordyli-like structures bearing nematocysts; no ocelli. [details]
Image 
Family Tiarannidae: typical medusa and hydrotheca of polyp
Family Tiarannidae: typical medusa and hydrotheca of polyp
added on 2013-06-14 - author: Schuchert, Peter
qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-14 11:49:07
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22767
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2011-03-11 07:10:22Z  checked  Schuchert, Peter
2013-05-21 11:03:14Z  changed  Schuchert, Peter
  
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  Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Tiarannidae Russell, 1940. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.eu/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22767 on 2013-06-19