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Second Occurrence of Stygiomedusa Fabulosa [Scyphozoa]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

P. F. S. Cornelius
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History)

Extract

The second recorded specimen of Stygiomedusafabulosa Russell was taken in June 1971 from 1200–1400 m in the Bay of Biscay, near the area in which the first was caught. The similarity of the two specimens of S.fabulosa suggests that Stygiomedusa stauchi Repelin, described from a single specimen taken near the Congo estuary, is a distinct species.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1972

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References

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