Taxonomic notes on Hydroidomedusae (Cnidaria) from South China Sea III: Family Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae

Chunguang Wang; Zhenzu Xu; Jiaqi Huang; Donghui Guo; Mao Lin; Zhen Xia

doi:10.11865/zs.201644

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Zoological Systematics ›› 2016, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4) : 392-403. DOI: 10.11865/zs.201644

Taxonomic notes on Hydroidomedusae (Cnidaria) from South China Sea III: Family Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae

Chunguang Wang1, Zhenzu Xu2, Jiaqi Huang2, Donghui Guo2 *, Mao Lin1, 3, Zhen Xia4

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This study reviews all South China Sea species belonging to the families Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae. Morphological characters of Lizzia blondina Forbes, 1848 (formerly recorded as Podocoryne/Hydractinia minuta), L. gracilis (Mayer, 1900), L. octostyla (Haeckel, 1879) and Podocorynoides minima (Trinci, 1903) (formerly recorded as Podocoryne/ Hydractinia minima) are redescribed. One new species, Zancleopsis oblongus Xu, Huang & Wang, sp. nov. from South China Sea, is described and illustrated. The keys to all medusa genera of Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae and to all species of Zancleopsis are presented. The type specimen is deposited in the Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China.

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Chunguang Wang, Zhenzu Xu, Jiaqi Huang, Donghui Guo, Mao Lin, Zhen Xia. Taxonomic notes on Hydroidomedusae (Cnidaria) from South China Sea III: Family Rathkeidae and Zancleopsidae[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2016, 41(4): 392-403 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201644

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This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41406216), Global Climate Change and Ocean Atmosphere Interaction Research (GASI-01-02-02-03, GASI-01-02-04, GASI-01-02-02-01), National Special Project on Gas Hydrate (GZH201100311), the Marine Biological Sample Museum of the Chinese Offshore Investigation and Assessment, and the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB403604).