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A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos
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- 1987
Title: | A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos. |
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Name(s): |
Mills, Claudia E., creator Larson, R. J., creator Youngbluth, Marsh J., creator |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Article | |
Issuance: | single unit | |
Date Issued: | 1987 | |
Publisher: | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
Extent: | 6 p. | |
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Language(s): | English | |
Identifier: | 3171641 (digitool), FADT3171641 (IID), fau:5642 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
Atorella octogonos, a new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, is described based on material collected at approximately 500 m by the submersible JOHNSON-SEA LINK II. This medusa is distinct from other Atorella species in having eight gonads, whereas the other known species have four or six gonads. Consideration of this new material along with recent descriptions of Atorella polyps has lead us to conclude that the hexamerous symmetry of this genus was probably derived from a typically tetramerous nausithoid ancestor. This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Mills, C. E., Larson, R. J., & Youngbluth, M. J. (1987). A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos. Bulletin of Marine Science, 40(3), 423-427. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #455. |
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Subject(s): |
Gonads Jellyfishes Scyphozoa Polyps Oceanographic submersibles |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171641 | |
Restrictions on Access: | ©1987 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
Host Institution: | FAU |