Melicertissa Haeckel, 1879

Schuchert, Peter & Collins, Richard, 2021, Hydromedusae observed during night dives in the Gulf Stream, Revue suisse de Zoologie 128 (2), pp. 237-356 : 282

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.35929/RSZ.0049

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5640028

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D0118A7C-5B22-003A-FEC6-FE37FE107B3A

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Melicertissa Haeckel, 1879
status

 

Genus Melicertissa Haeckel, 1879 View in CoL View at ENA

Melicertissa Haeckel, 1879: 135 View in CoL ;

type species Melicertissa clavigera Haeckel, 1879 View in CoL by monotypy.

Melicertella Haeckel, 1879: 134 View in CoL ; type species Melicertella panocto Haeckel, 1879 View in CoL by monotypy.

Diagnosis: Medusae with eight unbranched radial canals; stomach with eight basal perradial stomach extensions, leaf-like; bulbs and cordyli with adaxial ocelli; with or without cirri. Hydroid Hebella like.

Remarks: See Uribe-Palomino et al. (2018: 26, table 1) for a synopsis of the species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Hydrozoa

Order

Leptothecata

Family

Laodiceidae

Loc

Melicertissa Haeckel, 1879

Schuchert, Peter & Collins, Richard 2021
2021
Loc

Melicertissa

Haeckel E. 1879: 135
1879
Loc

Melicertella

Haeckel E. 1879: 134
1879
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