A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Mills, Claudia E.
Larson, R. J.
Youngbluth, Marsh J.
Publisher
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Date Issued
1987
Note

Atorella octogonos, a new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, is described based on material collected at approximately 500 m by the submersible JOHNSON-SEA LINK II. This medusa is distinct from other Atorella species in having eight gonads, whereas the other known species have four or six gonads. Consideration of this new material along with recent descriptions of Atorella polyps has lead us to conclude that the hexamerous symmetry of this genus was probably derived from a typically tetramerous nausithoid ancestor.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
6 p.
Subject (Topical)
Gonads
Jellyfishes
Scyphozoa
Polyps
Oceanographic submersibles
Identifier
3171641
Additional Information
Atorella octogonos, a new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, is described based on material collected at approximately 500 m by the submersible JOHNSON-SEA LINK II. This medusa is distinct from other Atorella species in having eight gonads, whereas the other known species have four or six gonads. Consideration of this new material along with recent descriptions of Atorella polyps has lead us to conclude that the hexamerous symmetry of this genus was probably derived from a typically tetramerous nausithoid ancestor.
This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Mills, C. E., Larson, R. J., & Youngbluth, M. J. (1987). A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos. Bulletin of Marine Science, 40(3), 423-427.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #455.
Date Backup
1987
Date Text
1987
Date Issued (EDTF)
1987
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FADT3171641
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Mills, Claudia E.

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6 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171641
Title Plain
A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171641
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Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
1987
single unit
Title
A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos
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A new species of coronate scyphomedusa from the Bahamas, Atorella octogonos