WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Podocoryne anechinata Ritchie, 1907) Ritchie, J. 1907a. On collections of the Cape Verde Island marine fauna, made by Cyril Crossland, M. A. (Cantab.), B.Sc. (Lond.), F.Z.S., of St. Andrews University, July to September, 1904. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907: 488-514,pls 23-26., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31578870 page(s): 499, pl. 23, figs 8-10. [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The hydroid releases medusae. Ritchie speaks of medusoids, but he states that he could not 'distinguished" in the medusoid buds. The tentacle number increase after the release of the medusa.
Therefore, the species is temporarily placed in the hgenus Podocoryna, pending a more detailed examination of new material collected from the type locality. [details]
Type locality Porto Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde Islands, 5 fathoms [details]
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