Revision of the genus Filellum Hincks, 1868 (Lafoeidae, Leptothecata, Hydrozoa)
Author
Marques, Antonio C.
Author
Peña, Álvaro L.
Author
Miranda, Thaís P.
Author
Migotto, Alvaro E.
text
Zootaxa
2011
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journal article
45797
10.5281/zenodo.206783
3320067b-952f-49e0-b68c-7be870bcd2f6
1175-5326
206783
Filellum plicatum
(
Hartlaub, 1904
)
Lafoea plicata
Hartlaub, 1904
: 12
, pl. 2, fig. 3.
Type
series.
Holotype—“the material … is lost” (
Peña Cantero
et al.
2004b
: 2287).
Type
locality.
From the original description, “Schwabber VIII”, “N° 923”,
Antarctic
,
70°00’S
;
80°48’W
,
55 m
,
18 October 1898
(
Hartlaub 1904: 12
).
Remarks.
Lafoea plicata
was originally described by
Hartlaub (1904)
, who remarked on the resemblance of his species with
F. serratum
based on the adnate part of the hydrotheca being surrounded by a thin membrane provided with fine pleats resembling indentations in lateral view (see also
Peña Cantero
et al.
2004b
: 2287). The
type
material was infertile and is reportedly lost. According to
Peña Cantero
et al.
(2004b
: 2287) “the size of the hydrothecae in
L. plicata
is closer to that of the material here considered as
F. antarcticum
(e.g.
104–111 mm
diameter at the aperture)”. However, based on the lack of diagnostic characters of the trophosome, we decided to consider this taxon as
species inquirenda
.