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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2001

A. C. Marques ,
A. L. Peña Cantero  and
W. Vervoort
A. C. Marques
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. E-mail: marques@ffclrp.usp.br
A. L. Peña Cantero
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
W. Vervoort
Affiliation:
Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

hydroidsEudendriumsystematicszooxanthellaeChafarinas Islands
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Zoology , Volume 252 , Issue 2 , October 2000 , pp. 197 - 213
Copyright
2000 The Zoological Society of London

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