New species and new records of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Chile
Author
Galea, Horia R.
Author
Schories, Dirk
Author
Försterra, Günter
Author
Häussermann, Verena
text
Zootaxa
2014
3852
1
1
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journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3852.1.1
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Parascyphus simplex
(Lamouroux,
1816
)
(
Fig.
8
K–M)
Material examined
. Corral, Chaihuin/Huiro, lat. -39.95000, long. -
73.61667
,
10
.vii.2012
, 5‒
10 m
, sample 03: sterile colony on sponge, stems up to
1.7 cm
high (MHNG-INVE-
86255
).
Remarks
. For a description of the trophosome and synonymy, see
Vervoort & Watson (
2003
)
. The gonothecae were observed only in rare instances [
e.g.
Bale (
1915
)
,
Trebilcock (
1928
)
,
Hodgson (
1959
)
, and
Watson (
2003
b)
]. Accurate measurements are given by Ritchie (
1909
),
Totton (
1930
)
, and
Hodgson (
1959
)
.
Distribution in
Chile
. The present record from Corral is the first for the country.
World records
.
Australia
, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Gough
Island
, Vema seamount,
South Africa
(
Vervoort & Watson
2003
).