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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Species of Oswaldella Stechow, 1919 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from recent antarctic expeditions with R.V. 'Polarstern', with the description of eight new species

A.l. Peña CanteroW. VervoortA. Svoboda

subject

CnidariaSystematicsPaleontologybiologyGenusOswaldellaTable (landform)Animal Science and Zoologybiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsHydrozoa

description

Twelve species of the genusOswaldellaStechow have been studied, eight of which are new to science [Oswaldella delicatasp. nov.,O. encarnaesp. nov.,O. garciacarrascosaisp. nov.,O. gracilissp. nov.,O. grandissp. nov.,O. incognitasp. nov.,O. obscurasp. nov.andO. rigidasp. nov.], originating from the Weddell Sea and collected by several antarctic expeditions with R.V.Polarstern. Each is described and figured, its systematic position is considered and current data concerning its autecology and geographical distribution are given. Finally, a comparative table is presented including the principal features of all known species of the genus.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1997-03-01
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