Hydrozoa taxon details

Magapiidae Schuchert & Bouillon, 2009 
AphiaID: 446267

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Anthoathecata > Filifera
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Filifera
Synonymised
taxa		  Laingiidae Bouillon, 1978
Sources  original description: Schuchert, P. & Bouillon, J. 2009. Magapia, nom. nov., replacing Laingia Bouillon, 1978, and Magapiidae, nom. nov., replacing Laingiidae Bouillon, 1978 [Cnidaria, Hydrozoa].Revue suisse de Zoologie 116: 437-439
page(s): 437 [details]

basis of record (from synonym): 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] [view taxon]

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taxa
[show all]		 Genus Fabienna Schuchert, 1996
Genus Kantiella Bouillon, 1978
Genus Magapia Schuchert & Bouillon, 2009
Environment marine, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Note  Diagnosis: Hydroid: unknown. Medusa: umbrella lobed, divided by peronial grooves or similar structures; four radial canals; ring canal obliterated; tentacles solid, inserted above bell margin; alternating with tentacles there may be narrow exumbrellar cnidocysts bands or ciliated fields; manubrium simple, quadrangular, tubular or conical; mouth opening quadrangular to circular; gonads in four masses on the manubrium or as epidermal lining of interradial pockets of the manubrium; no sense organs; cnidome: macrobasic mastigophores or macrobasic euryteles.  [details]
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Family Magapiidae - Genus Magapia
Family Magapiidae - Genus Magapia
added on 2013-06-07 - author: Schuchert, Peter
qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-07 08:36:53
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446267
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  Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Magapiidae Schuchert & Bouillon, 2009. 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=446267 on 2013-06-19