WoRMS taxon details
original description
Artüz, M. L. (2023). A new species of the genus <em>Paraphyllina</em> (Scyphozoa: Coronatae): <em>Paraphyllina </em><em>kubanci </em>sp. nov. from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5311(4): 579-588., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5311.4.5 page(s): 581-585 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MAREM lartuz-84/01, geounit Marmara Sea [details]
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Diagnosis Umbrella is a flattened hemisphere; pedalium flat, with 16 marginal lappets, 12 tentacles as long as the umbrella diameter. 4 rhopalia on a cup-shaped base filled with dark red pigment, with lens. Stomach tube short, mouth edge four-lipped, lips triangular. "S" shaped 8 gonads elongate, faintly corrugated, not arranged in pairs but locations variable, extending under muscle ring. Stomach, and sensory lappets dark red; tentacles, including their bases, pink; gonads light brownish; rest of body is colourless or no mesogleal pigment inclusions. [details]
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