Hydrozoa taxon details

Benthocodon hyalinus Larson & Harbison, 1990

174740  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174740)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Larson, R.; Harbison, G. (1990). Medusae from Mcmurdo Sound, Ross Sea including the descriptions of two new species, Leuckartiara brownei and Benthocodon hyalinus. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 11(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00236517
page(s): 22, figs 2-4 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Type locality contained in McMurdo Sound  
type locality contained in McMurdo Sound [details]
Description Peduncle¼ or more the length of the manubrium; eight linear to sinuous gonads attached along most of the radial canals...  
Description Peduncle¼ or more the length of the manubrium; eight linear to sinuous gonads attached along most of the radial canals becoming pendant distally; lacks pigmentation on the subumbrella, and the gonads extend along most of the length of the radial canals, only at their distal ends are the 8 linear gonads pendant; more than 800 tentacles of different sizes but one type. Reaches up to 4 cm in diameter and has been observed in moderately dense aggregations
just above the bottom. [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Benthocodon hyalinus Larson & Harbison, 1990. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174740 on 2024-11-21
Date
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2005-07-14 09:00:06Z
created
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
changed
2010-09-03 11:32:00Z
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2020-02-02 10:05:59Z
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original description Larson, R.; Harbison, G. (1990). Medusae from Mcmurdo Sound, Ross Sea including the descriptions of two new species, Leuckartiara brownei and Benthocodon hyalinus. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 11(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00236517
page(s): 22, figs 2-4 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Cnidaria Antarctic checklist (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Matsumoto G.I.; Bentlage B.; Sherlock R.; Walz K.; Robison B.H. (2020). “Little Red Jellies” in Monterey Bay, California (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae). <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 6, 6 pages., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00798
page(s): 12, Fig. 3C. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Biology only medusae, direct development [details]

Description Peduncle¼ or more the length of the manubrium; eight linear to sinuous gonads attached along most of the radial canals becoming pendant distally; lacks pigmentation on the subumbrella, and the gonads extend along most of the length of the radial canals, only at their distal ends are the 8 linear gonads pendant; more than 800 tentacles of different sizes but one type. Reaches up to 4 cm in diameter and has been observed in moderately dense aggregations
just above the bottom. [details]
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