Hydrozoa taxon details
original description
Xu, Z.Z., Huang J.Q., 2004. A survey on Anthomedusae (Hydrozoa : Hydroidomedusae) from the Taiwan Strait with description of new species and new combinations. Acta Oceanologica Sinica 23 3: 549-562. page(s): 559, fig. 8 [details]
basis of record
Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Halitiarella apicea has abaxial ocelli, thus is not matching the genus diagnosis of Bouillon (1980) for Halitiarella. Also the interradial tentacle bulbs are atypical. It likely referrable to the genus Merga, however, a comprehensive molecular analysis of the Protiaridae is needed first. [details]
Type locality Minjiang River Estuary, Fujian, China [details]From other sources
Biology polyps unknown [details]
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