original description
Agassiz, A. (1865). North American Acalephae. <em>Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 2: 1-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/1837
page(s): 137 [details]
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription
Schuchert P., Hosia A., Leclère L. (2017). Identification of the polyp stage of three leptomedusa species using DNA barcoding. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 124(1): 167-182., available online at https://bioone.org/journals/revue-suisse-de-zoologie/volume-124/issue-1/zenodo.322675/Identification-of-the-polyp-stage-of-three-leptomedusa-species-using/10.5281/zenodo.322675.full
note: polyp stage [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis
Laodiceidae medusae with large, prismatic manubrium, 4 radial canals connected to stomach via a large, funnel-shaped, mesentery-like basal extension of manubrium. Along radial canals lateral, transverse, fold-like diverticula on which the gonads are located; bell margin with club-shaped cordyli, no cirri, no ocelli.
Hydroids where known like Stepomoma plicatile (M. Sars, 1863).
Hydroids where known like Stegopoma.
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