New additions to the shallow-water hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the French Lesser Antilles: Martinique
Author
Galea, Horia R.
text
Zootaxa
2013
3686
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1
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3686.1.1
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1175-5326
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Turritopsis nutricula
McCrady, 1859
(Fig. 2J)
Material examined
.
Stn. 3
,
19.ii.2012
, 10–
15m
,
M225
: fertile colony, with stems up to
3 cm
high, on sponge and worm tubes (MHNG-INVE-82910).
Stn. 6
,
18.i.2012
, 15–
18 m
,
M006
: fertile colony, with stems up to
3 cm
high, epizoic on
Pennaria disticha
(Goldfuss, 1820)
(MHNG-INVE-82909).
Remarks
. Only small, stolonal material was reported earlier from
Guadeloupe
(
Galea 2010a
), but more characteristic bushy, polysiphonic, fertile colonies occur in the present collection from
Martinique
.
Migotto (1996)
provided a redescription of this species. Additional notes, especially on the medusa stage, are found in
Schuchert (2004)
.
Geographical distribution
. Western Atlantic, from
Bermuda
(
Calder 1988
) to
Brazil
(
Migotto 1996
). The Caribbean records are summarized by
Calder & Kirkendale (2005)
.