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Voragonema Naumov 1971

Description

Genus Voragonema Naumov, 1971

Rhopalonematidae with gastric peduncle; 8 radial canals, numerous centripetal expansions of the ring canal; up to 500–2000 marginal tentacles superimposed in several rows; statocysts free, club-shaped.

Notes

Published as part of Lindsay, Dhugal & Pagès, Francesc, 2010, Voragonema tatsunoko (Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae), a new species of benthopelagic medusa, host to the hyperiid amphipod Mimonectes spandli (Physosomata: Mimonectidae), pp. 31-39 in Zootaxa 2671 on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199149

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Rhopalonematidae
Genus
Voragonema
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Trachymedusae
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Naumov
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Voragonema Naumov, 1971 sec. Lindsay & Pagès, 2010

References

  • Naumov, D. V. (1971) Gydroidnye i stsifoidnye medusy iz Kurilo-Kamchatskogo zhelova. [Hydromedusae and scyphomedusae from the Kurile-Kamchatka trench]. Trudy Institute Okeanologii, 92, 9 - 17.