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Mediterranean species of Eudendrium Ehrenberg, 1834 (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae, Eudendriidae) with the description of a new species

Antonio C. MarquesW. VervoortA.l. Peña Cantero

subject

Mediterranean climateSystematicsbiologyEudendriumEcologyGenusZooxanthellaeAnthomedusaeAnimal Science and Zoologybiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsEudendriidaeHydrozoa

description

A new species of Eudendrium from the Chafarinas Islands (south-western Mediterranean) is described. The distinctive character of this species is its association with symbiotic zooxanthellae, a feature in common with Myrionema, the only other genus of the family Eudendriidae. The evolutionary implications of this similarity are discussed. A review of the Mediterranean species of Eudendriidae is presented, including data on the cnidome when available, biological data from the material studied, and a key to identify the Mediterranean species.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2000-10-01Journal of Zoology
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00615.x